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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
60
17
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
80
20
1
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
$126,101
Median
$136,598
75th percentile
$153,221
A year, from 140 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Technical Lead ISoftware Developers · median $147,27023
Senior Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $130,25022
Technical Lead IISoftware Developers · median $156,43722
Senior Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $130,25020
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $128,34516
Technical Lead IIISoftware Developers · median $167,4717
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $130,2505
Systems Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $105,0004
Senior Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $130,9363
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $140,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.