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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
70
4
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
190
22
3
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
$155,388
Median
$183,288
75th percentile
$225,055
A year, from 259 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer (L3)Software Developers · median $183,69257
Staff, Software Engineer (L4)Software Developers · median $231,75037
Software Engineer (L2)Software Developers · median $151,70724
Staff, Technical Account ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $131,9487
Principal, Software Engineer (L5)Software Developers · median $264,5145
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (L5)Computer and Information Systems Managers · median $267,2435
Software Engineer (L1)Software Developers · median $120,0005
Staff, Product Manager (L4)Information Technology Project Managers · median $207,6305
Principal Solutions EngineerSoftware Developers · median $162,9953
Principal, Product Manager (L5)Information Technology Project Managers · median $251,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.