8 certified · Median $135,260 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
3
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
$120,970
Median
$135,260
75th percentile
$169,835
A year, from 8 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
AssociateCivil Engineers · median $121,4352
Advanced Simulation EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $123,8431
Associate IIMechanical Engineers · median $140,0001
Associate II - Mechanical EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $151,4531
Junior EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $86,0631
Principal EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $224,9791
Senior AssociateMechanical Engineers · median $1,920,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.