69 certified · Median $143,222 a year · Lake Forest, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
33
4
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
36
5
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
$127,059
Median
$143,222
75th percentile
$160,000
A year, from 69 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $138,67622
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $140,0217
Applied Machine Learning ScientistData Scientists · median $142,9936
Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $133,5803
Senior Applied Machine Learning ScientistData Scientists · median $156,0003
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $145,0002
Product ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $149,0252
Senior Data ScientistStatisticians · median $140,0852
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $152,9502
Business Systems Analyst, B2BSoftware Developers · median $108,0771
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.