52 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 Merican, Inc.'s own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Median offered wage is 1% above the DOL prevailing wage across 14 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
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%.
Next end date: 2027-02-27. 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.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Merican, Inc. sponsors H-1B workers, with 52 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 3 in FY2026. The median certified salary is — (P25 $95,160, P75 $112,320). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Merican, 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.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 0% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| FY2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Software Developer I-200-26162-003904 | $122,720/yr$59/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-26110-813126 | $93,600/yr$45/hr as filed | I | Tampa, FL | Apr 20, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-26110-812546 | $93,600/yr$45/hr as filed | I | Tampa, FL | Apr 20, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25147-018024 | $76,960/yr$37/hr as filed | I | Louisville, KY | May 26, 2025 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25114-897881 | $97,760/yr$47/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | Apr 23, 2025 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25079-791221 | $97,760/yr$47/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | Mar 20, 2025 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24131-979888 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24131-979875 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24130-977267 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24131-979883 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24131-979880 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | May 09, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23282-418940 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | Oct 09, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23282-418911 | $116,480/yr$56/hr as filed | II | Hoboken, NJ | Oct 09, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23282-418855 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | I | Columbia, MD | Oct 09, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980057 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980091 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980012 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980100 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980181 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980165 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-979984 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980205 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980139 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980080 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980122 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23121-980214 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | May 01, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-23119-978061 | $112,320/yr$54/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Apr 29, 2023 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22291-537640 | $99,840/yr$48/hr as filed | II | Alpharetta, GA | Oct 18, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270440 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270444 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270428 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270437 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270433 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270446 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270439 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270435 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22162-270445 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 11, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22161-266653 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22161-266606 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22161-269053 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22161-269094 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22161-269028 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Columbia, MD | Jun 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22041-891750 | $74,880/yr$36/hr as filed | I | Beaverton, OR | Feb 10, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-22038-881241 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Feb 06, 2022 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21300-672285 | $91,520/yr$44/hr as filed | II | Chicago, IL | Oct 27, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21289-649194 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Oct 15, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21172-413450 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Jun 20, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21166-397220 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Jun 15, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21166-397218 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Jun 15, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21166-397164 | $95,680/yr$46/hr as filed | II | Timonium, MD | Jun 14, 2021 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-21160-381194 | $89,440/yr$43/hr as filed | II | Lynchburg, VA | Jun 09, 2021 | 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: Jun and May — 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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