150 certified · Median $135,000 a year · Schaumburg, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
60
2
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
90
3
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
$120,351
Median
$135,000
75th percentile
$148,512
A year, from 149 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Business Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $125,00015
Lead DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $123,1657
Project Test & Quality ManagerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $134,8826
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $121,3496
Application Subject Matter ConsultantSoftware Developers · median $133,8385
IT Advisory Solution ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $143,7125
Software Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $108,9585
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $116,4504
Application Delivery ManagerComputer Occupations, All Other · median $135,0003
Application DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $119,8203
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.