54 certified · Median $138,601 a year · Chicago, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
24
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
30
6
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
$120,370
Median
$138,601
75th percentile
$151,080
A year, from 54 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $117,1206
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $152,7244
Sr. Data ScientistData Scientists · median $134,7534
Lead Data ScientistData Scientists · median $138,7153
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $120,0923
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $108,0773
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $139,3512
Principal Process Systems EngineerDatabase Architects · median $150,4742
Product Owner IIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $137,6962
Sales Operations Manager IIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $132,4342
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.