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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
18
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
53
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
$85,041
Median
$105,997
75th percentile
$111,072
A year, from 71 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $105,98730
SAP ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $108,0777
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $83,0963
Embedded Software EngineerComputer Programmers · median $94,5692
QA Automation AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $86,0712
QA Automation TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $82,9402
SR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $123,6562
Technical Project ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $110,4692
CLOUD ENGINEERInformation Security Analysts · median $83,6991
DATA ENGINEERData Scientists · median $96,0341
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.