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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
20
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
22
0
3
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
$84,094
Median
$94,000
75th percentile
$102,232
A year, from 41 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperComputer Programmers · median $102,8774
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $85,9974
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $96,3043
QA EngineerSoftware Developers · median $94,0003
Cobol DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,2102
Python DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $84,0942
Application Development AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $64,5421
Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $68,2241
Clinical Data AnalystData Scientists · median $70,0001
Computer Systems EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $97,5941
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.