661 certified · Median $131,082 a year · Natick, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
308
14
6
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
353
23
11
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
$121,647
Median
$131,082
75th percentile
$147,846
A year, from 659 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $147,846136
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $131,08274
Engineer in Engineering Development GroupSoftware Developers · median $131,08263
Senior Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $119,91263
Software Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $102,56546
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $178,13129
Senior Software Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $120,99422
Senior Web Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $147,84615
Principal Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $140,52511
Senior Product Marketing EngineerSales Engineers · median $132,01810
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.