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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
20
17
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
24
6
3
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
$83,658
Median
$86,965
75th percentile
$92,581
A year, from 42 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE ENGINEERComputer Occupations, All Other · median $83,6586
Java DeveloperComputer Occupations, All Other · median $92,5815
AI/ML EngineerComputer Occupations, All Other · median $92,5813
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $91,4373
Application DeveloperComputer Programmers · median $85,0002
Platform EngineerComputer Systems Analysts · median $98,9252
SENIOR CLOUD ENGINEERNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $81,9732
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERComputer Occupations, All Other · median $83,6582
Systems EngineerComputer Occupations, All Other · median $92,5812
Boomi DeveloperNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $86,9651
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.