235 certified · Median $126,481 a year · Buffalo Grove, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
117
3
4
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
118
9
3
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
$105,085
Median
$126,481
75th percentile
$150,000
A year, from 234 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
System EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $130,69314
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $137,37611
Solution EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $101,5735
Project ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $102,5004
System Engineering ManagerArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $148,3744
Associate Project ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $80,0003
Demand Planning ProfessionalIndustrial Engineers · median $77,4043
Financial AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $105,0003
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $104,1733
OPERATIONS RESEARCH ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $122,6993
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.