25 certified · Median $94,000 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
13
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
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
$84,094
Median
$94,000
75th percentile
$105,976
A year, from 25 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,5007
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $71,2504
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $87,8593
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $99,5002
Database DeveloperDatabase Architects · median $125,0002
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $89,2502
Project Analyst IVDatabase Administrators · median $112,4662
AI ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $152,1311
Business Intelligence AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $84,3231
Data AnalystData Scientists · median $94,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.