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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
17
0
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
$83,658
Median
$91,374
75th percentile
$105,227
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
QA AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $91,3743
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $97,0323
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9973
Programmer AnalystComputer Programmers · median $85,5302
Systems EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $83,6582
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $83,6161
EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $94,6401
Integration ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $83,6581
IT AnalystComputer Network Support Specialists · median $70,0001
Network Security EngineerComputer Network Architects · median $113,8181
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.