25 certified · Median $133,900 a year · Minneapolis, MN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
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
$128,000
Median
$133,900
75th percentile
$140,000
A year, from 25 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $132,0007
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $146,0732
Senior Software Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Non R&D · median $127,7922
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $112,6332
Bioinformatics EngineerBioinformatics Scientists · median $144,6901
IT Service Management EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,6261
Manager, Software Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Non R&D · median $154,0931
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $156,0681
Principal Software Quality Assurance AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $150,0611
Product OwnerSoftware Developers · median $129,4511
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.