62 certified · Median $111,725 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
27
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
35
1
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
$100,000
Median
$111,725
75th percentile
$125,300
A year, from 62 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $115,00023
Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $123,0009
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $100,0007
Quality Assurance AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $92,0003
Senior Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $111,0002
Sr. Sales EngineerSales Engineers · median $174,5002
Sr. Software Developer - TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $102,5002
Business Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $80,0001
Lead QA TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $125,0001
Project LeadInformation Technology Project Managers · median $155,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.