268 certified · Median $168,000 a year · Ridgefield Park, NJ
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
94
8
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
174
16
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
$135,000
Median
$168,000
75th percentile
$197,833
A year, from 267 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Engineer II, Machine Learning SoftwareComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $190,0008
Engineer II, Software Analysis EngineeringSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $139,2258
Engineer III, Machine Learning SoftwareData Scientists · median $220,0008
Professional II, R&D Project ManagementElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $140,0398
Engineer III, Data EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $190,2997
Engineer III, System Structure DesignComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $167,7277
Professional I, Software Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $116,0007
Professional III, R&D Project ManagementSoftware Developers · median $175,0006
Staff Engineer I, Data EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $218,8356
Staff Engineer I, Software Process EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $222,5006
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.