729 certified · Median $112,986 a year · Atlanta, GA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
309
16
21
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
420
4
30
2
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
$105,227
Median
$112,986
75th percentile
$131,997
A year, from 727 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)Software Developers · median $112,98683
APPLICATION ARCHITECT/ PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)Software Developers · median $123,65657
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $112,98657
DEVELOPER ANALYSTComputer Systems Analysts · median $91,04225
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $118,70623
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $134,51421
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $122,28115
JAVA DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $117,81114
QA ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $75,29612
.NET DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $112,92311
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.