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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
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
$135,000
Median
$140,000
75th percentile
$152,000
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $140,0002
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $135,9712
SENIOR CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $135,0002
SENIOR QA ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $160,0001
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $152,0001
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $180,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.