546 certified · Median $134,467 a year · Charlotte, NC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
241
0
4
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
305
1
8
1
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
$120,814
Median
$134,467
75th percentile
$147,934
A year, from 546 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $134,177108
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $119,92471
Software Engineer IVSoftware Developers · median $150,00038
Software Engineering DirectorComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $157,00027
Data Scientist IIData Scientists · median $117,17917
Sr. Quantitative Model Development AnalystFinancial Quantitative Analysts · median $111,02512
Lead Data Systems EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $129,7558
IT Business Analyst IIComputer Systems Analysts · median $129,5407
Application ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $147,1896
Business Data Analyst IIIBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $135,0006
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.