188 certified · Median $135,000 a year · Milwaukee, WI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
73
10
5
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
115
22
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
$122,932
Median
$135,000
75th percentile
$150,000
A year, from 187 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $138,30050
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $120,00030
Senior Data EngineerData Warehousing Specialists · median $141,47311
IAM EngineerSoftware Developers · median $100,7946
Senior Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $131,5286
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $161,7095
Manager Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $167,5805
Senior Systems Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,9035
Engineering Test LeadSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $136,7954
Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $148,6934
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.