234 certified · Median $150,987 a year · Austin, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
78
68
8
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
156
31
4
1
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
$122,000
Median
$150,987
75th percentile
$180,960
A year, from 233 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $110,63570
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $163,86231
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $190,48621
Manager, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $190,48613
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $170,37311
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $236,1607
Staff Data ScientistData Scientists · median $183,5815
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $220,5004
Senior Product ScientistStatisticians · median $138,5004
EconomistEconomists · median $129,6673
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.