12 certified · Median $102,269 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
0
0
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
$90,000
Median
$102,269
75th percentile
$122,018
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Java SDETSoftware Developers · median $132,7042
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $122,0402
Cyber Security AnalystInformation Security Engineers · median $118,4561
Data ArchitectData Scientists · median $90,0001
Java Developer/ Platform Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $112,9231
SAP ABAP Technical ConsultantComputer Programmers · median $98,0001
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $106,5381
Software Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $90,0001
Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $90,0001
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $96,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.