220 certified · Median $141,747 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
36
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
184
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
$128,596
Median
$141,747
75th percentile
$161,721
A year, from 220 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $148,949126
Information Security AnalystInformation Security Analysts · median $145,00016
IT Project ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $139,00012
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $134,5007
Financial ManagerFinancial Managers · median $181,0007
Financial Quantitative AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $87,8006
Information Technology Project ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $161,7506
Information Security EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $133,4445
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $151,9444
Financial and Investment AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $124,5003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.