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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
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
$86,320
Median
$87,672
75th percentile
$114,754
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
PLATFORM ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $122,8343
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER IN TEST AUTOMATIONSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $72,6963
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $114,7542
SDET AUTOMATION /QA AUTOMATIONSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,6721
SYSTEMS ENGINEERNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $86,4241
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.