110 certified · Median $132,425 a year · Sterling, VA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
34
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
76
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
$118,156
Median
$132,425
75th percentile
$150,726
A year, from 110 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $147,43716
Associate ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $171,72511
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $122,76911
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $100,1709
Principal Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $137,6478
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $126,0907
Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $106,8287
Principal Database EngineerData Scientists · median $163,8324
Sr. Business AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $127,5744
Associate Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $90,6143
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.