50 certified · Median $90,900 a year · Sterling, VA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
18
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
32
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
$82,625
Median
$90,900
75th percentile
$102,110
A year, from 50 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $82,5006
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $104,0506
Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,0003
Automation Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $101,2503
QA Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,0303
Sr. Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $102,1103
Automation TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $96,4002
DeveloperComputer Programmers · median $84,3352
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $114,4002
Sr. QA Automation EngineerSoftware Developers · median $102,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.