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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
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
$85,800
Median
$92,000
75th percentile
$108,826
A year, from 17 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $108,0007
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $106,0007
APPLICATION DEVELOPERComputer Programmers · median $92,0001
PERFORMANCE TESTERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $84,0001
QA ENGINEERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,0931
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.