74 certified · Median $125,000 a year · Columbia, MD
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
26
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
48
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
$103,126
Median
$125,000
75th percentile
$136,578
A year, from 74 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $112,1469
Computer ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $103,5636
Business AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $103,2504
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $68,5153
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $124,7383
DevSecOps EngineerDatabase Administrators · median $126,9293
Full Stack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $140,0003
Senior Testing SpecialistSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $124,9503
Software Engineer in TestSoftware Developers · median $125,0003
Computer QA EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $112,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.