79 certified · Median $106,000 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
37
0
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
42
0
8
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
$99,720
Median
$106,000
75th percentile
$112,975
A year, from 79 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $113,27518
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $106,00015
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $99,00011
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $96,1003
Salesforce DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $97,0003
Scrum MasterInformation Technology Project Managers · median $80,0003
SOLUTION ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $111,1003
Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $109,4652
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $114,0002
Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $95,7502
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.