25 certified · Median $99,227 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
9
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
0
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
$83,283
Median
$99,227
75th percentile
$110,615
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $96,7009
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $109,8455
Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $104,9992
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $94,6612
Business AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $80,8501
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $92,0401
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $114,8001
Linux EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $77,2931
Site Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9971
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,3601
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.