65 certified · Median $106,000 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
20
11
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
45
2
3
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
$103,428
Median
$106,000
75th percentile
$113,000
A year, from 64 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $109,4238
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $104,5936
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $104,0005
ARCHITECTComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $83,7023
PYTHON DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $113,0003
Automation Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,6442
ERP CONSULTANTSoftware Developers · median $106,0002
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $98,4482
Principal ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $131,9972
SAP FICO Senior ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $111,9502
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.