3,083 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 553 filings that reported a wage (of 3,083 certified filings in total) across all employers and levels. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $97,349 median of 476 | 476 |
| FY2025 | $91,853 median of 553 | 553 |
| FY2024 | $89,149 median of 508 | 508 |
| FY2023 | $87,027 median of 472 | 472 |
| FY2022 | $81,900 median of 595 | 595 |
| FY2021 | $80,226 median of 472 | 472 |
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 Industrial Engineer filings (n = 358) have a median 30% above the 2,438 filings with no level stated. A single figure for “Industrial 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | 5 filings — too few for a median | 5 |
| Associate | $90,000 median of 17 | 17 |
| (unstated) | $85,000 median of 2,438 | 2,438 |
| Senior | $110,190 median of 358 | 358 |
| Lead | $100,000 median of 23 | 23 |
| Staff | $124,815 median of 44 | 44 |
| Principal | $133,910 median of 11 | 11 |
| Fellow | $130,000 1 filing | 1 |
| Level 1 | $71,765 median of 34 | 34 |
| Level 2 | $88,000 median of 105 | 105 |
| Level 3 | $104,978 median of 36 | 36 |
| Level 4 | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| Level 5 | $105,000 1 filing | 1 |
“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) |
|---|---|---|
| L&T Technology Services Limited | $83,616 median of 177 | 177 |
| Tesla, Inc. | $108,990 median of 155 | 155 |
| Intel Corporation | $92,040 median of 95 | 95 |
| Caresoft Global Technologies Inc | $83,000 median of 93 | 93 |
| The Productivity Team LLC | $97,760 median of 73 | 73 |
| Apple Inc. | $132,891 median of 45 | 45 |
| Caresoft Global Inc | $72,000 median of 41 | 41 |
| Exel, Inc. | $90,000 median of 37 | 37 |
| Alten Technology USA, Inc. | $75,816 median of 29 | 29 |
| Jabil Inc. | $91,550 median of 26 | 26 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | $103,484 median of 26 | 26 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | $115,000 median of 26 | 26 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | $106,050 median of 25 | 25 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | $93,184 median of 25 | 25 |
| Cummins Inc. | $86,360 median of 24 | 24 |
| NYX, Inc. | $84,510 median of 24 | 24 |
| Brose North America, Inc. | $88,000 median of 23 | 23 |
| IET, Inc. | $65,225 median of 23 | 23 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | $119,997 median of 22 | 22 |
| Kenco Management Services, LLC | $89,999 median of 22 | 22 |
| Siemens Mobility, Inc. | $100,000 median of 19 | 19 |
| GDB International, Inc. | $75,000 median of 19 | 19 |
| Americold Logistics LLC | $89,575 median of 18 | 18 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | $117,645 median of 18 | 18 |
| Fii USA Inc. | $70,000 median of 17 | 17 |
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. 1,013 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