375 certified · Median $161,500 a year · Boston, MA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
179
90
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
196
4
4
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
$126,073
Median
$161,500
75th percentile
$185,284
A year, from 374 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer IIISoftware Developers · median $185,52052
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $161,50031
Data Scientist IIData Scientists · median $135,30020
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $125,24019
Machine Learning Scientist IIData Scientists · median $184,32318
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $198,54217
Senior Analyst, Global Business AnalyticsOperations Research Analysts · median $121,01814
Machine Learning ScientistData Scientists · median $161,80311
Senior AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $126,0729
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $206,4659
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.