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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
66
5
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
98
4
2
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
$127,249
Median
$151,549
75th percentile
$179,795
A year, from 162 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $176,13426
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $184,55813
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $151,5499
Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $226,0345
Associate Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,1014
Database EngineerDatabase Administrators · median $82,9824
Game Producer IIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $138,4864
Machine Learning Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $185,3184
Concept Artist IIIGraphic Designers · median $128,1703
Illustration Artist IIGraphic Designers · median $94,0583
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.