30 certified · Median $105,997 a year · Columbia, SC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
18
3
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
4
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
$93,466
Median
$105,997
75th percentile
$112,424
A year, from 30 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $105,9974
Computer ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $77,4183
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $118,8932
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $98,9462
PLSQL DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $112,4242
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $112,6742
Computer Programmer/EngineerComputer Programmers · median $93,4541
Computer Systems Analyst/Business Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $94,0581
Computer Systems EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $83,6581
Data Scientist SpecialistData Scientists · median $94,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.