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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
22
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
$79,851
Median
$89,398
75th percentile
$104,000
A year, from 27 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $79,8516
Senior Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $104,0003
Software ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $80,0003
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $84,8022
Devops EngineerSoftware Developers · median $79,8512
Quality Assurance Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $92,0002
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $104,9992
Sr. Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $120,3802
Cyber Security EngineerInformation Security Analysts · median $77,7921
QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $84,9061
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.