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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
237
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
114
1
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
$245,000
Median
$280,000
75th percentile
$340,000
A year, from 351 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer)Software Developers · median $255,00059
Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)Computer Hardware Engineers · median $380,00022
Member of Go To Market StaffInformation Technology Project Managers · median $250,00019
Member of Technical Staff (Data Science)Data Scientists · median $325,00017
Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems)Software Developers · median $380,00015
Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer)Software Developers · median $252,50014
Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer)Computer and Information Research Scientists · median $335,00014
Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist)Computer and Information Research Scientists · median $255,00013
Member of Data Science StaffData Scientists · median $325,0009
Member of Finance StaffPurchasing Managers · median $250,0009
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.