6,577 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 1,225 filings that reported a wage (of 6,577 certified filings in total) across all employers and levels. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $115,000 median of 999 | 999 |
| FY2025 | $101,500 median of 1,225 | 1,225 |
| FY2024 | $99,445 median of 1,125 | 1,125 |
| FY2023 | $99,653 median of 972 | 972 |
| FY2022 | $91,770 median of 1,119 | 1,119 |
| FY2021 | $88,712 median of 1,125 | 1,125 |
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
Senior Electrical Engineer filings (n = 948) have a median 38% above the 4,082 filings with no level stated. A single figure for “Electrical Engineer” 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | $75,046 1 filing | 1 |
| Junior | $78,126 median of 24 | 24 |
| Associate | $88,000 median of 36 | 36 |
| (unstated) | $90,521 median of 4,082 | 4,082 |
| Senior | $125,000 median of 948 | 948 |
| Lead | $125,237 median of 63 | 63 |
| Staff | $111,855 median of 336 | 336 |
| Principal | $155,250 median of 118 | 118 |
| Fellow | 6 filings — too few for a median | 6 |
| Level 1 | $77,348 median of 214 | 214 |
| Level 2 | $94,411 median of 405 | 405 |
| Level 3 | $101,828 median of 232 | 232 |
| Level 4 | $104,605 median of 73 | 73 |
| Level 5 | $121,576 median of 27 | 27 |
“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
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. 1,920 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