107 certified · Median $128,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
35
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
72
0
1
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
$106,098
Median
$128,000
75th percentile
$155,000
A year, from 106 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Systems Integration ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $119,3674
Control Systems EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $125,0003
Mechanical EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $155,0003
Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $95,4052
Data Engineer IIDatabase Architects · median $110,7462
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $116,9262
Manager, Data ScienceData Scientists · median $116,5082
Manager, Technology ServicesSoftware Developers · median $96,1062
Network EngineerComputer Network Architects · median $155,0002
Operations BI AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $90,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.