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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
37
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
58
0
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
$82,722
Median
$84,094
75th percentile
$94,287
A year, from 95 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $84,09422
DATA ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $84,09413
JAVA DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $81,6096
DEVOPS ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $106,5583
JAVA PROGRAMMERComputer Programmers · median $77,4183
SITE RELIABILITY/DEVOPS ENGINEERNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $86,9653
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TESTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $82,3473
WORKDAY PROGRAMMERComputer Programmers · median $91,5823
APPLICATION SUPPORT ENGINEERNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $86,9652
BIG DATA ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $84,7812
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.