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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
29
4
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
31
0
4
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
$91,750
Median
$95,500
75th percentile
$106,000
A year, from 60 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $103,5007
Data AnalystData Scientists · median $96,2003
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $103,0003
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $123,0003
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $84,0003
Angular DeveloperComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $92,5002
Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $102,8002
Database AnalystDatabase Administrators · median $92,5002
ETL DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $106,0002
QA Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $83,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.