368 certified · Median $118,726 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
176
35
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
192
56
8
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
$110,822
Median
$118,726
75th percentile
$146,141
A year, from 367 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $131,99761
Quantitative ResearcherData Scientists · median $109,49137
AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $118,24834
Quantitative DeveloperData Scientists · median $131,99728
Research AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $118,24821
Engineering AnalystSoftware Developers · median $111,45712
Quantitative Research AnalystData Scientists · median $109,49112
Team LeadSoftware Developers · median $179,9829
Portfolio Pricing and Valuations AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $115,1078
TraderFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $146,1417
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.