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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
56
7
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
36
3
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
$250,000
Median
$300,000
75th percentile
$300,000
A year, from 92 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $300,00035
TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $300,00015
Trading Desk Operations EngineerOperations Research Analysts · median $220,00013
Technical Program ManagerSoftware Developers · median $250,0005
Production EngineerSoftware Developers · median $275,0004
Cybersecurity EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $300,0003
Strategy and Product SpecialistData Scientists · median $225,0003
ResearcherFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $300,0002
Accounts Receivable Operations SpecialistAccountants and Auditors · median $125,0001
Cybersecurity Governance and Risk SpecialistInformation Security Analysts · median $225,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.