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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
2
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
$84,448
Median
$119,000
75th percentile
$126,090
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quality Assurance SpecialistSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $84,4482
Senior Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $126,0902
Cloud ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $120,0001
Database ETL DeveloperDatabase Architects · median $119,0001
Senior Software ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $185,0001
Software Quality Assurance TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $84,0001
Software Quality TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $106,4541
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.