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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
15
4
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
28
1
1
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
$110,443
Median
$126,075
75th percentile
$147,853
A year, from 43 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,7084
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $152,9003
Senior Data EngineerData Scientists · median $117,6453
Senior Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $155,0003
Staff Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $126,0753
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $114,7462
Data Engineer IIData Scientists · median $107,4612
Lead Data EngineerData Warehousing Specialists · median $150,0052
Lead Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $127,0352
Senior Data Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $136,1452
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.