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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
23
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
27
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
$110,000
Median
$126,835
75th percentile
$151,802
A year, from 50 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,0009
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $102,7506
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $140,0005
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $145,0003
Senior DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $117,5002
Senior Software ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $152,4022
Software Engineer, CXSoftware Developers · median $95,9452
Analytics Associate Full-Stack EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,0101
Cloud ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $143,5321
DevOps EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $106,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.