10 certified · Median $140,000 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
3
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
1
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
$117,500
Median
$140,000
75th percentile
$152,750
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Design Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $94,5781
Embedded Firmware Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $200,0001
Manager, Industrial Design and UXCommercial and Industrial Designers · median $115,0001
SENIOR CLOUD PLATFORM ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $146,0001
Senior Database Engineer IIDatabase Architects · median $155,0001
SENIOR DESIGN QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGERQuality Control Systems Managers · median $186,0001
SENIOR DESIGN VALIDATION ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $135,0001
Senior Medical Device Engineer IIBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $125,0001
Senior Software Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $100,0001
SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER IIMechanical Engineers · median $145,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.