82 certified · Median $111,702 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
29
0
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
53
1
1
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
$93,035
Median
$111,702
75th percentile
$126,511
A year, from 82 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Project Manager - QESoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $93,7127
Project Lead - SDSoftware Developers · median $131,1625
Project Manager - QASoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $109,6125
Project Lead - QESoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $87,0754
Senior Architect - SDSoftware Developers · median $144,1474
Associate Director - QEInformation Technology Project Managers · median $126,6073
Project Lead - QASoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $101,1523
Senior Project Manager - QESoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $107,6403
Architect -SDSoftware Developers · median $112,9232
Associate Architect - QAProject Management Specialists · median $105,0422
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.