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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
323
29
5
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
266
26
2
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
$161,637
Median
$180,000
75th percentile
$200,000
A year, from 589 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $187,787136
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $213,51245
Senior Technical Program ManagerIndustrial Engineers · median $187,14917
Technical Program ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $184,00013
Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $155,50010
Supplier Quality EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $149,37510
Strategic Sourcing ManagerPurchasing Managers · median $165,0009
Firmware EngineerSoftware Developers · median $159,6098
Firmware Validation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $155,0008
Hardware Software Integration EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $177,9867
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.