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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
21
4
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
$82,998
Median
$91,291
75th percentile
$96,304
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $83,3364
Java ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $85,0003
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $91,6453
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,2622
Salesforce DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $98,8422
Software Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $79,1242
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $73,4861
Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $75,9201
ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $102,8141
Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $93,6001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.