116 certified · Median $162,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
57
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
59
1
2
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
$146,880
Median
$162,000
75th percentile
$179,183
A year, from 115 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Cloud Engineer III (20831.463)Data Scientists · median $160,0002
Data Engineer III (20831.496)Data Scientists · median $155,0002
Manager, Data EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $158,4482
Manager, Engineering Tech Lead (20831.466)Software Developers · median $155,0002
Software Engineer III (20831.45)Software Developers · median $166,2342
Analyst, Cybersecurity Operations (20831.371)Software Developers · median $108,0001
Android Software Engineer II (20831.344)Software Developers · median $145,0001
BUSINESS TECHNICAL ANALYST (20831.13)Software Developers · median $97,0131
Cloud DevSecOps Engineer I (20831.334)Computer Programmers · median $85,0001
Cloud DevSecOps Engineer I (20831.354)Computer Programmers · median $79,7061
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.