158 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Empower Professionals Inc's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Median offered wage is 0% above the DOL prevailing wage across 57 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Next end date: 2026-10-31. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
H-1B dependent employers must also attest to recruitment of U.S. workers and non-displacement, unless every worker on the LCA is exempt ($60k+ or master's degree).
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Empower Professionals Inc is an active H-1B sponsor, with 158 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 21 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $92,165 (P25 $85,842, P75 $103,002). With a 36% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Empower Professionals Inc H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 25% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| FY2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| FY2023 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| FY2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| FY2025 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2026 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data Modeler I-200-26169-032499 | $103,126/yr | III | Lake Mary, FL | Jun 18, 2026 | Certified |
Senior Software Engineer / Systems Analyst I-203-26160-998259 | $127,234/yr | III | New York, NY | Jun 09, 2026 | Certified |
Java Developer I-203-26160-998209 | $127,234/yr | III | New York, NY | Jun 09, 2026 | Certified |
IAM Project Manager/Analyst I-200-26141-936525 | $105,373/yr | III | Pittsburgh, PA | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-26142-940460 | $130,562/yr | III | Englewood, CO | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Devops Lead I-200-26127-882995 | $111,446/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 07, 2026 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-26120-852852 | $103,002/yr | III | Alpharetta, GA | Apr 30, 2026 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-26105-797133 | $92,830/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Apr 15, 2026 | Certified |
Data SCE I-200-26104-791662 | $120,494/yr | IV | Irving, TX | Apr 14, 2026 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-26092-752045 | $77,418/yr | II | Aubrey, TX | Apr 02, 2026 | Certified |
AEM Developer I-200-26069-692885 | $114,754/yr | II | Austin, TX | Mar 10, 2026 | Certified |
AWS DevOps Engineer I-200-26064-682759 | $109,845/yr | II | Malvern, PA | Mar 05, 2026 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-26063-679914 | $109,283/yr | II | Cumming, GA | Mar 04, 2026 | Certified |
Data Architect I-200-26023-585175 | $127,400/yr | III | Lehi, UT | Jan 23, 2026 | Certified |
Data Architect I-200-26023-585699 | $127,400/yr | III | Lehi, UT | Jan 23, 2026 | Certified |
Sr Java Streaming Engineer I-200-26021-576853 | $130,707/yr | III | Cumming, GA | Jan 21, 2026 | Certified |
Sr. Automation Test Engineer I-200-26013-555817 | $116,126/yr | III | Parker, CO | Jan 13, 2026 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-26012-552349 | $130,707/yr | III | Cumming, GA | Jan 12, 2026 | Certified |
IVR QA Tester I-200-26009-548258 | $122,866/yr | III | Parker, CO | Jan 09, 2026 | Certified |
Scrum Master I-200-25309-375724 | $91,874/yr | II | San Antonio, TX | Nov 05, 2025 | Certified |
Scrum Master I-200-25308-370946 | $91,874/yr | II | San Antonio, TX | Nov 04, 2025 | Certified |
AWS Systems Administrator I-200-25238-268505 | $105,102/yr | III | Frisco, TX | Aug 26, 2025 | Certified |
Java Developer/ Software Engineer I-200-25231-252495 | $79,602/yr | II | Exon, PA | Aug 19, 2025 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-25231-252576 | $98,197/yr | II | Pittsburgh, PA | Aug 19, 2025 | Certified |
BI Data Warehouse Development Lead I-200-25230-248934 | $99,840/yr | III | Naperville, IL | Aug 18, 2025 | Certified |
AWS Systems Administrator I-200-25205-197299 | $105,102/yr | III | Collins, TX | Jul 24, 2025 | Certified |
AWS Systems Administrator I-200-25205-197366 | $105,102/yr | III | Frisco, TX | Jul 24, 2025 | Certified |
AWS Systems Administrator I-200-25204-194879 | $117,000/yr | III | Frisco, TX | Jul 23, 2025 | Certified |
Sr. Programmer Analyst I-200-25198-182384 | $103,002/yr | III | Cumming, GA | Jul 17, 2025 | Certified |
Lead .NET Developer I-200-25177-130470 | $90,646/yr | III | Jackson, MS | Jun 26, 2025 | Certified |
.Net Developer I-200-25112-890370 | $87,048/yr | III | West Des Moines, IA | Apr 22, 2025 | Certified |
BI Data Warehouse Development Lead I-200-25085-805078 | $91,936/yr | III | Middleton, WI | Mar 26, 2025 | Certified |
Azure Data Architect I-200-25063-742333 | $113,464/yr | IV | Webster, NY | Mar 04, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Application Developer I-200-25041-680642 | $148,949/yr | IV | Vernon Hills, IL | Feb 10, 2025 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-24297-427230 | $106,662/yr | II | Whippany, NJ | Oct 23, 2024 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-24285-401741 | $105,227/yr | II | Brookhaven,, GA | Oct 11, 2024 | Certified |
Manual Tester/Quality Engineer I-200-24282-393278 | $94,890/yr | II | Fremont, CA | Oct 08, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Technical Consultant I-200-24276-379479 | $83,283/yr | II | Wilmington, DE | Oct 02, 2024 | Certified |
DevOps GCP Engineer I-200-24264-352688 | $106,558/yr | II | Aurora, IL | Sep 20, 2024 | Certified |
Software Development Engineer in Test I-200-24185-171845 | $84,157/yr | II | Okemos, MI | Jul 03, 2024 | Certified |
Application Developer I-200-24169-119378 | $115,918/yr | II | Somerset, NJ | Jun 17, 2024 | Certified |
Mainframe Developer I-200-24158-079150 | $76,731/yr | II | Coppell, TX | Jun 06, 2024 | Certified |
Wi-Fi Test Engineer I-200-24094-852409 | $90,979/yr | II | Greenwood Village, CO | Apr 03, 2024 | Certified |
Sr. Performance Test Engineer I-200-24075-804623 | $90,979/yr | II | Greenwood Village, CO | Mar 15, 2024 | Certified |
Site Reliability Engineer I-200-24072-790671 | $75,130/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 12, 2024 | Certified |
Site Reliability Engineer I-200-24071-788419 | $75,130/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 11, 2024 | Certified |
Site Reliability Engineer I-200-24071-787841 | $102,877/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 11, 2024 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-24065-772605 | $106,974/yr | II | Charlotte, NC | Mar 05, 2024 | Certified |
Springboot Developer I-200-24032-685448 | $102,877/yr | II | Johns Creek, GA | Feb 01, 2024 | Certified |
Business Systems Analyst I-200-24024-662626 | $91,562/yr | II | Plano, TX | Jan 24, 2024 | Certified |
Salesforce Business Systems Analyst I-200-24011-634025 | $91,562/yr | II | Plano, TX | Jan 11, 2024 | Certified |
Technical Business Analyst I-200-24011-633969 | $91,562/yr | II | Plano, TX | Jan 11, 2024 | Certified |
IIB ACE Integration Developer I-200-24004-616063 | $90,314/yr | II | Nashville, TN | Jan 04, 2024 | Certified |
AS400 Developer I-200-24004-617024 | $101,192/yr | II | Plano, TX | Jan 04, 2024 | Certified |
Data Engineer I-200-23320-506929 | $102,877/yr | II | Cumming, GA | Nov 16, 2023 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-23290-436800 | $115,918/yr | II | Somerset, NJ | Oct 17, 2023 | Certified |
Cards Java Developer I-200-23290-436825 | $115,918/yr | II | Somerset, NJ | Oct 17, 2023 | Certified |
Sr. Business Analyst I-200-23237-296449 | $108,306/yr | II | Whippany, NJ | Aug 25, 2023 | Certified |
Sr. Business Analyst I-200-23237-296519 | $108,306/yr | II | Whippany, NJ | Aug 25, 2023 | Certified |
Software Engineer I-200-23165-108796 | $92,040/yr | II | Austin, TX | Jun 14, 2023 | Certified |
Scrum Master I-200-23094-902516 | $96,366/yr | II | Reston, VA | Apr 04, 2023 | Certified |
Sr Java Streaming Engineer I-200-23093-896880 | $99,008/yr | II | Cumming, GA | Apr 03, 2023 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-23089-890239 | $99,008/yr | II | Brookhaven, GA | Mar 30, 2023 | Certified |
.Net Lead I-200-23082-872057 | $99,008/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 23, 2023 | Certified |
Systems Analyst I-200-23075-854078 | $80,517/yr | II | Chesapeake, VA | Mar 16, 2023 | Certified |
Systems Analyst I-200-23075-854030 | $80,517/yr | II | Chesapeake, VA | Mar 16, 2023 | Certified |
Data Analyst I-200-23073-847307 | $95,514/yr | II | Short Hills, NJ | Mar 14, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-23069-838578 | $99,008/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 10, 2023 | Certified |
Sr. .Net Developer I-200-23058-806204 | $98,904/yr | II | Plano, TX | Feb 27, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-23055-801877 | $101,421/yr | II | Morrisville, NC | Feb 24, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-23048-783040 | $95,909/yr | II | Mechanicsville, VA | Feb 17, 2023 | Certified |
Sr. Programmer Analyst I-200-22342-628885 | $86,362/yr | II | Atlanta, GA | Dec 08, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-22298-548589 | $99,008/yr | II | Holly Springs, GA | Oct 25, 2022 | Certified |
IT Control Program Manager I-200-22293-541145 | $95,326/yr | III | Huntersville, NC | Oct 20, 2022 | Certified |
Mainframe Developer I-200-22293-541940 | $98,904/yr | II | Addison, TX | Oct 20, 2022 | Certified |
IT Control Program Manager I-200-22293-541956 | $95,326/yr | III | Huntersville, NC | Oct 20, 2022 | Certified |
IT Control Program Manager I-200-22292-539359 | $95,326/yr | III | Huntersville, NC | Oct 19, 2022 | Withdrawn |
AWS Systems Administrator I-200-22252-463444 | $97,240/yr | III | Dallas, TX | Sep 09, 2022 | Certified |
Sr. Software Engineer I-200-22238-440030 | $99,549/yr | III | Des Moines, IA | Aug 26, 2022 | Certified |
Database Developer I-200-22230-425020 | $99,008/yr | II | Cumming, GA | Aug 18, 2022 | Certified |
Project Manager I-200-22221-406248 | $99,549/yr | III | Bothell, WA | Aug 09, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22186-330949 | $70,387/yr | II | Lafayette, LA | Jul 05, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22186-331059 | $70,387/yr | II | Lafayette, LA | Jul 05, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-22153-235806 | $87,485/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Jun 02, 2022 | Certified |
Lead .NET Developer I-200-22143-200723 | $72,966/yr | II | Jackson, MS | May 23, 2022 | Certified |
BI Data Warehouse Development Lead I-200-22123-129512 | $91,936/yr | III | Madison, WI | May 03, 2022 | Certified |
Database Architect I-200-22091-028522 | $91,936/yr | III | Madison, WI | Apr 01, 2022 | Certified |
Azure Data Architect I-200-22077-990339 | $85,862/yr | III | Webster, NY | Mar 18, 2022 | Certified |
IBM Mainframe Developer I-200-22076-986930 | $90,397/yr | II | Hoffman Estates, IL | Mar 17, 2022 | Certified |
Sr. Lead Software Test Analyst I-200-22034-876453 | $81,141/yr | II | Norfolk, VA | Feb 03, 2022 | Certified |
Site Reliability Engineer I-200-22025-852216 | $87,484/yr$42/hr as filed | II | Alpharetta, GA | Jan 25, 2022 | Certified |
Sr. Software Developer I-200-22019-838303 | $101,753/yr$48/hr as filed | II | Somerset, NJ | Jan 19, 2022 | Certified |
Test Automation Engineer I-200-22010-819295 | $80,163/yr$38/hr as filed | II | Detroit, MI | Jan 10, 2022 | Certified |
Qa Test Analyst I-200-22003-803302 | $80,267/yr$38/hr as filed | II | Alpharetta, GA | Jan 03, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Application Developer I-200-21362-789783 | $107,931/yr | III | Vernon Hills, IL | Dec 28, 2021 | Certified |
Quality Assurance Test Lead I-200-21336-740268 | $92,684/yr$44/hr as filed | III | Tempe, AZ | Dec 02, 2021 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-21335-737128 | $87,484/yr$42/hr as filed | II | Dunwoody, GA | Dec 01, 2021 | Certified |
ETL Developer I-200-21335-737364 | $119,932/yr$57/hr as filed | III | Fairfax, VA | Dec 01, 2021 | Certified |
Quality Assurance Engineer I-200-21321-711029 | $78,187/yr$37/hr as filed | II | Tempe, AZ | Nov 17, 2021 | Certified |
Quality Assurance Analyst I-200-21319-705773 | $91,936/yr$44/hr as filed | III | Madison, WI | Nov 15, 2021 | Certified |
Mainframe Developer I-200-21313-695225 | $78,520/yr$37/hr as filed | II | Bentonville, AR | Nov 09, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-21294-658919 | $84,552/yr | II | Norfolk, VA | Oct 21, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-21284-636335 | $101,754/yr | II | Whippany, NJ | Oct 11, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Software Engineer I-200-21257-582682 | $92,290/yr | II | Apple Valley, MN | Sep 14, 2021 | Certified |
.Net Tech Lead I-200-21229-527602 | $84,094/yr | II | St. Louis, MO | Aug 17, 2021 | Certified |
Senior QA Automation Engineer I-200-21221-509476 | $80,267/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Aug 09, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. Programmer Analyst I-200-21196-464499 | $87,485/yr | II | Atlanta, GA | Jul 15, 2021 | Certified |
Test Architect I-200-21195-460806 | $91,874/yr | II | San Antonio, TX | Jul 14, 2021 | Certified |
Fullstack .Net Developer I-200-21190-453932 | $87,485/yr | II | Acworth, GA | Jul 09, 2021 | Certified |
Quality Assurance Analyst I-200-21187-445332 | $77,813/yr | II | Madison, WI | Jul 06, 2021 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-21165-395050 | $83,075/yr | II | New Albany, OH | Jun 14, 2021 | Certified |
Java Developer I-200-21165-394978 | $83,075/yr | II | New Albany, OH | Jun 14, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Sterling Integrator I-200-21159-379448 | $65,478/yr | II | Omaha, NE | Jun 08, 2021 | Certified |
IIB ACE Integration Developer I-200-21141-332131 | $87,838/yr | II | Vernon Hills, IL | May 20, 2021 | Certified |
Technical Business Analyst I-200-21138-323140 | $80,475/yr | II | Lewisville, TX | May 18, 2021 | Certified |
Salesforce Business Analyst I-200-21138-323176 | $80,475/yr | II | Lewisville, TX | May 18, 2021 | Certified |
Technical Business Analyst I-200-21133-311274 | $80,475/yr | II | Lewisville, TX | May 13, 2021 | Certified |
Test Automation Engineer I-200-21125-289588 | $79,248/yr | II | Detroit, MI | May 05, 2021 | Certified |
Test Automation Engineer I-200-21123-283250 | $79,248/yr | II | Detroit, MI | May 03, 2021 | Certified |
Scrum Master I-200-21104-222484 | $77,000/yr | II | Bentonville, AR | Apr 14, 2021 | Certified |
Site Reliability Engineer I-200-21083-172379 | $97,261/yr | II | Pleasanton, CA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Sr Java Lead Developer I-200-21077-156188 | $85,842/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Mar 18, 2021 | Certified |
Product Owner I-200-21053-092362 | $77,730/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Feb 22, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. PostgreSQL DBA I-200-21049-084581 | $78,645/yr | II | Plano, TX | Feb 18, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. PostgreSQL DBA I-200-21047-078862 | $78,645/yr | II | Planto, TX | Feb 16, 2021 | Certified |
Product Owner I-200-21043-074656 | $85,842/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Feb 12, 2021 | Certified |
Technology Specialist I-200-21036-058243 | $86,000/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Feb 05, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. C /.Net Software Developer I-200-21029-043955 | $89,000/yr | II | Minnetonka, MN | Jan 29, 2021 | Certified |
Sr. C /.Net Software Developer I-200-21029-043474 | $890,000/yr | II | Minnetonka, MN | Jan 29, 2021 | Denied |
Technical Business Analyst I-200-20350-960580 | $80,475/yr | II | Dallas, TX | Dec 15, 2020 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-20344-943447 | $88,712/yr | II | Eden Prairie, MN | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-20344-945728 | $85,842/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Sr. Java Developer I-200-20344-945299 | $85,842/yr | II | Alpharetta, GA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
.Net Tech Lead I-200-20304-892970 | $114,400/yr | II | St.Louis, MO | Oct 30, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Java Developer I-200-20293-882269 | $114,608/yr | II | Charlotte, NC | Oct 19, 2020 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Oct and Mar — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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