321 certified · Median $140,036 a year · Raleigh, NC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
209
11
7
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
112
19
2
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
$127,692
Median
$140,036
75th percentile
$157,934
A year, from 320 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $137,48842
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,08021
Senior Business Systems AnalystSoftware Developers · median $141,43216
Software Engineer ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $157,24815
Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $157,93413
Business Systems Analyst IIISoftware Developers · median $127,75412
Risk Analyst IIIFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $95,9929
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $134,9719
Lead Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $149,8548
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $130,5078
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.