Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
14
8
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
25
12
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$185,000
Median
$200,000
75th percentile
$261,250
A year, from 38 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $200,0007
Senior Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $190,0006
Engineering ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $235,0002
Lead Product ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $185,0002
Senior Data Scientist IData Scientists · median $157,5002
Senior Machine Learning Engineer IData Scientists · median $187,5002
Staff Security EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $245,0002
VP of EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $275,0002
Chief People OfficerHuman Resources Managers · median $450,0001
Data Scientist IIData Scientists · median $125,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.