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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
61
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
63
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
$84,200
Median
$90,750
75th percentile
$97,225
A year, from 124 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $91,00052
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $91,00041
Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $75,00011
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $93,50010
Full stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $98,5002
Java Full Stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $91,0002
Java ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $70,5002
Senior Applications ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $95,5002
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $85,5001
Full Stack ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $75,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.