24 certified · Median $125,845 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
17
0
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
$117,904
Median
$125,845
75th percentile
$134,240
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Developer 4, Systems SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $125,8458
Developer 3, Systems SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $111,1823
Developer 5, Systems SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $132,0093
Sr. Manager, Information TechnologyComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $136,9512
Architect 5, IT SystemsSoftware Developers · median $142,5071
Developer 3, System SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $117,8701
Developer 4, ApplicationSoftware Developers · median $95,9221
DevOps Engineer 4Software Developers · median $126,8791
Director, Data Science OperationsDatabase Administrators · median $136,7391
Senior Manager, Data ManagementComputer Systems Analysts · median $117,3091
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.