Primary filing location Seattle, WA. 72,834 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2025.
● Data current through FY2025 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 14,322 | 22 | 14,873 |
| FY2022 | 15,326 | 5 | 16,307 |
| FY2023 | 15,971 | 4 | 16,293 |
| FY2024 | 14,584 | 5 | 14,606 |
| FY2025 | 12,631 | 1 | 12,656 |
Counts are certified and denied LCA case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files; Total also includes withdrawn cases.
| Job title | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer II | 7,859 | $157,413 |
| Software Development Engineer I | 5,580 | $121,243 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II | 3,531 | $159,912 |
| Software Development Engineer III | 2,262 | $185,438 |
| Business Intelligence Engineer II | 1,772 | $124,943 |
| Location | Filings |
|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 20,172 |
| SEATTLE, WA | 7,029 |
| Bellevue, WA | 6,273 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 4,514 |
| Austin, TX | 3,470 |
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