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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
46
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
20
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
$187,574
Median
$209,082
75th percentile
$213,512
A year, from 64 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $174,6068
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $213,5126
AI/ML ResearcherComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $209,0823
Customer Support EngineerSales Engineers · median $185,0993
AI Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $250,0002
AI/Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $235,0002
Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $213,5122
Senior AI ResearcherComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $209,0822
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $209,9142
Site Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $171,2262
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.