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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
34
8
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
0
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
$190,000
Median
$225,000
75th percentile
$250,000
A year, from 41 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Applied Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $210,0007
Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $290,0007
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,0006
Member of Technical Staff, Cloud InfrastructureSoftware Developers · median $200,0005
Forward Deployed Product ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $281,5002
Member of Technical Staff, AI Training InfrastructureSoftware Developers · median $187,5002
AI ResearcherComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $290,0001
Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $249,0001
Member of Technical Staff, Cluster ManagementComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $150,0001
Member of Technical Staff, PlatformSoftware Developers · median $170,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.