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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
13
2
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
23
0
2
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
$70,000
Median
$90,397
75th percentile
$108,373
A year, from 36 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $102,1907
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $105,2275
SYSTEMS ENGINEERComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $70,0005
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERComputer Programmers · median $70,0004
DEV OPS ENGINEERComputer Programmers · median $70,0002
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $123,4092
CLOUD ENGINEERComputer Programmers · median $70,6781
DATA ENGINEERData Scientists · median $70,0001
DATA SCIENTISTData Scientists · median $70,0001
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGERInformation Technology Project Managers · median $83,6581
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.