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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
28
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
23
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
$82,324
Median
$94,037
75th percentile
$105,303
A year, from 46 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $96,50511
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $103,2106
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $95,5003
Software Programmer/AnalystComputer Programmers · median $77,4183
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $100,7972
Dev Ops EngineerSoftware Developers · median $93,1692
Full Stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $110,5392
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $85,3632
Program ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $91,2912
SAS ProgrammerBiostatisticians · median $82,7842
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.