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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
15
7
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
$152,885
Median
$181,000
75th percentile
$196,870
A year, from 27 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $165,5004
Senior Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $175,0004
Senior Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $227,0003
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $198,4322
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $112,5002
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $206,5002
Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $181,0001
Security Operations Center Sr. ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $194,7401
Security Technical Program ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $155,0001
Senior Manager, Business OperationsInformation Technology Project Managers · median $150,7701
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.