200 certified · Median $149,781 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
109
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
91
0
3
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
$123,734
Median
$149,781
75th percentile
$160,200
A year, from 199 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Principal, Software Engineering: DevOpsSoftware Developers · median $155,99912
Associate Principal, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $153,90011
Associate Principal, Software Engineering: JavaSoftware Developers · median $156,99810
Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: JavaSoftware Developers · median $149,7817
Senior Associate, Software Engineering: JavaSoftware Developers · median $106,5587
Lead Associate Principal, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $153,4096
Lead Associate Principal, Cloud EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $156,9985
Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: MiddlewareSoftware Developers · median $156,9985
Manager, Software Engineering: JavaComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $180,4615
Associate Principal, Cloud EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $156,9984
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.