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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
2
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
$127,390
Median
$140,000
75th percentile
$156,155
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Programmer Analyst IIISoftware Developers · median $124,5695
Senior Programmer AnalystSoftware Developers · median $143,3573
Senior Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $155,3113
Programmer Analyst IISoftware Developers · median $114,2652
Senior DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $153,7722
Senior Test Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $139,3002
Software Development ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $154,7782
Lead AI ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $171,0581
Senior Full Stack .Net DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $143,3251
Software Analyst Engineer IIISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $126,1311
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.