126 certified · Median $158,501 a year · Tempe, AZ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
74
2
2
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
52
2
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
$129,900
Median
$158,501
75th percentile
$186,963
A year, from 126 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,98116
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,90013
Senior Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $221,4226
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $158,7686
Principal Software QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $158,8684
Senior Software QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $125,0003
Sr. Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $203,2323
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,4323
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $245,3452
Principal Information Security AnalystInformation Security Analysts · median $142,4342
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.