16,308 certified filings · FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3)
Reported wages are what employers filed with the Department of Labor — not actual take-home pay. One LCA is not one job.
FY2025 median, from the 3,275 filings that reported a wage (of 16,308 certified filings in total) across all employers and levels. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $96,034 median of 2,606 | 2,606 |
| FY2025 | $95,000 median of 3,275 | 3,275 |
| FY2024 | $91,600 median of 2,915 | 2,915 |
| FY2023 | $96,000 median of 2,389 | 2,389 |
| FY2022 | $90,000 median of 2,897 | 2,897 |
| FY2021 | $87,298 median of 2,211 | 2,211 |
How these wages are computed · All cities · All job titles
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 · Basis certified filings only, median not average
Lead Data Analyst filings (n = 272) have a median 39% above the 10,020 filings with no level stated. A single figure for “Data Analyst” averages those together, which overstates the junior end and understates the senior end. We never merge them.
| Level as filed | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | $73,347 median of 56 | 56 |
| Associate | $77,077 median of 112 | 112 |
| (unstated) | $86,200 median of 10,020 | 10,020 |
| Senior | $105,000 median of 3,860 | 3,860 |
| Lead | $120,150 median of 272 | 272 |
| Staff | $156,176 median of 72 | 72 |
| Principal | $104,000 median of 496 | 496 |
| Level 1 | $73,972 median of 164 | 164 |
| Level 2 | $96,191 median of 718 | 718 |
| Level 3 | $110,000 median of 485 | 485 |
| Level 4 | $108,870 median of 34 | 34 |
| Level 5 | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
“Level as filed” is taken from the job title on the filing itself — we do not infer a level that the employer did not write down. Rows below 10filings show the count only; a median from a handful of filings is not a market rate. “(unstated)” means the title carried no level, not that the role is junior.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035, level read from the job title as filed) ·Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) · Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis certified filings only; medians, not averages
| Employer | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Capital One Services, LLC | $92,458 median of 649 | 649 |
| Capgemini America Inc | $114,109 median of 410 | 410 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | $120,000 median of 409 | 409 |
| Capital One, National Association | $100,235 median of 377 | 377 |
| Kforce Inc. | $102,669 median of 136 | 136 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | $111,945 median of 72 | 72 |
| Populus Group LLC | $102,107 median of 67 | 67 |
| Alpha Net Consulting LLC | $111,000 median of 62 | 62 |
| comScore, Inc. | $81,706 median of 62 | 62 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | $109,436 median of 60 | 60 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | $117,309 median of 58 | 58 |
| Iconma, LLC. | $82,701 median of 58 | 58 |
| Randstad Digital, LLC | $96,314 median of 54 | 54 |
| Meta | $155,488 median of 52 | 52 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | $72,000 median of 49 | 49 |
| Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | $82,440 median of 46 | 46 |
| Solstice Solutions Inc | $62,000 median of 45 | 45 |
| Randstad Technologies, LLC | $115,000 median of 44 | 44 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | $138,650 median of 42 | 42 |
| Stripe, Inc. | $122,387 median of 41 | 41 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | $93,725 median of 41 | 41 |
| Virtusa Corporation | $112,000 median of 40 | 40 |
| Robotics Technologies LLC | $74,277 median of 39 | 39 |
| United HealthCare Services, Inc. | $99,148 median of 39 | 39 |
| FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. | $72,560 median of 38 | 38 |
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. 5,599 employers in total filed for this role; the 25 above are those with the most filings. Those with at least 10 certified filings have their own page; the rest are counted here but do not.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis filings counted across the whole coverage period, not one year
We build a page only for roles we can classify with confidence. The filings we do not classify are mostly three things: employer-internal job codes (“Manager JC50”), generic words that would make a useless page (“Analyst”, “Associate”), and spellings that appear only a handful of times. None of those can be grouped reliably —so we do not guess. To see every role at one company, use its employer page.
For the record: 866,533 of 3,034,814 certified filings (28.6%) reduce to one of our 29 role pages. That percentage on its own would mislead — the remainder is not a missing 71% of the job market, it is mostly text that cannot become a page.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis certified filings with a job title, across the whole coverage period