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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
23
10
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
21
5
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
$159,913
Median
$180,647
75th percentile
$200,000
A year, from 44 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $175,78211
Principal EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $195,72810
Hardware EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $158,2526
Senior Hardware EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $158,5445
Senior Principal EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $215,0005
Software EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $155,7022
ArchitectElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $254,1001
Director, DevOpsComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $285,0001
Director, EngineeringArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $249,0001
Director, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $220,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.