11 certified · Median $83,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
3
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
$80,000
Median
$83,000
75th percentile
$105,000
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Project EngineerCivil Engineers · median $81,5006
EstimatorCost Estimators · median $83,0002
Architectural AssociateArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $72,0001
Manager of Engineering and ManufacturingArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $200,0001
Project Manager, EngineeringEngineers, All Other · median $105,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.