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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
9
1
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
4
1
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
$105,997
Median
$110,000
75th percentile
$113,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $111,5004
Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $110,0002
Data ArchitectDatabase Architects · median $130,0002
ETL DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $131,7372
Sr Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $106,0002
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $94,5001
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $76,0001
Database DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,0001
Decision ScientistData Scientists · median $95,0001
Full Stack Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $122,0131
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.