501 certified · Median $120,370 a year · Minneapolis, MN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
194
17
1
2
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
307
42
2
1
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
$103,127
Median
$120,370
75th percentile
$137,025
A year, from 499 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $145,01818
Senior Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $100,78714
Sr. Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $107,60613
Principal Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $130,5829
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $86,6949
Senior Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $108,3538
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,1188
Manufacturing Engineer IIManufacturing Engineers · median $93,4967
Principal Quality EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $127,5047
Senior Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $105,1907
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.