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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
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
$88,000
Median
$97,100
75th percentile
$123,650
A year, from 17 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $109,3003
QA LeadSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,2502
Sr Observability & AI Ops ConsultantComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $123,6502
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $94,0001
Database AdministratorDatabase Administrators · median $81,9001
Database EngineerData Scientists · median $97,1001
Quality Analyst LeadSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $83,5001
Senior Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $112,9501
Senior Data ModelerDatabase Architects · median $148,1001
Senior Observability & AIOps ConsultantComputer Network Architects · median $123,6501
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.