14 certified · Median $144,540 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
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
$135,950
Median
$144,540
75th percentile
$157,773
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Data ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $135,0003
Sr. Data ScientistSoftware Developers · median $138,7983
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)Marketing Managers · median $350,0002
Senior Data Scientist and Team LeadData Scientists · median $149,2102
Director, Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $170,0001
Infrastructure Engineer, Team LeadSoftware Developers · median $102,3001
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $155,8361
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $144,0801
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.