20 certified · Median $149,134 a year · Gaithersburg, MD
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
9
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
$131,613
Median
$149,134
75th percentile
$164,061
A year, from 20 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $151,1733
ArchitectComputer Systems Analysts · median $142,1372
Lead Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,2342
Lead Solutions ConsultantSales Engineers · median $159,7742
Associate Cloud Business AnalystData Scientists · median $81,0851
Lead ConsultantComputer Systems Analysts · median $150,5501
Principal ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $129,2511
Principal Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $167,8691
Principal Solutions ConsultantSales Engineers · median $188,0001
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $175,6281
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.