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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
18
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
$83,429
Median
$99,549
75th percentile
$107,703
A year, from 30 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $99,5499
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $97,5216
QA Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $67,3093
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9973
Senior Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $105,0922
Application Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,6051
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $79,0001
Data Network EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $73,0701
Lead QA Automation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $75,0001
QA Engineer/AnalystSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $86,9231
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.