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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
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
$72,800
Median
$79,020
75th percentile
$91,750
A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $72,8003
Software Tester IIISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,0002
Management AnalystManagement Analysts · median $72,8001
Mid-Level Salesforce Automation QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $68,0001
QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $79,0401
QE EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $79,0001
QE Test Automation EngineerSoftware Developers · median $113,0001
Quality AssuranceSoftware Developers · median $106,0001
Software Quality Engineer ISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $73,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.