129 certified · Median $106,000 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
44
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
85
0
1
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
$97,100
Median
$106,000
75th percentile
$120,000
A year, from 129 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $106,00038
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $97,10013
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $105,98810
ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $110,0009
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $128,0007
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $115,7506
Business AnalystSoftware Developers · median $106,0005
Sr Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $121,0005
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $139,1604
Database AdminDatabase Administrators · median $102,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.