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E-3 (Australia)

U.S. visa route · Department of Labor stage

Programme
E-3 (Australia)
Applications on record
172,686
FY2025
10,344
Change FY2024→FY2025
-0.5%
Certified (last three years)
96.8%
Median offered wage
$150,000
Certified96.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Department of Labor decisions on E-3 (Australia) applications by federal fiscal year (October to September).

E-3 (Australia): applications by fiscal year

6,54413kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6,54413kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084,897
FY20094,543
FY20100
FY20115,956
FY20126,948
FY20137,707
FY20149,446
FY201511,185
FY201611,934
FY201712,157
FY201812,566
FY201913,087
FY202010,867
FY202111,064
FY202211,628
FY202310,287
FY202410,399
FY202510,344
FY2026*7,671
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*7,671
FY202510,344
FY202410,399
FY202310,287
FY202211,628
FY202111,064
FY202010,867
FY201913,087
FY201812,566
FY201712,157
FY201611,934
FY201511,185
FY20149,446
FY20137,707
FY20126,948
FY20115,956
FY20100
FY20094,543
FY20084,897
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest employers

All years.

Applications by employer
  1. Microsoft Corporation1,664
  2. Google LLC1,439
  3. Facebook, Inc.1,410
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC1,228
  5. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP1,176
  6. Amazon Corporate LLC972
  7. Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.860
  8. Uber Technologies, Inc.804
  9. Google Inc.787
  10. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.666
  11. Precision Global Consulting, Inc.656
  12. Apple Inc.656
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where

Worksite state and metropolitan area.

E-3 (Australia) by worksite state

2+148+281+1,056+2,303+
2+148+281+1,056+2,303+
Data table
StateApplications
NY53,926
CA44,321
TX11,935
WA8,152
IL4,960
FL4,645
MA4,187
NJ4,162
CO3,741
VA2,481
GA2,423
PA2,303
MI2,063
NC1,987
NV1,680
DC1,519
AZ1,515
OH1,476
OR1,375
UT1,356
MD1,285
CT1,168
TN1,056
MN913
MO780
HI698
LA645
WI590
IN577
SC485
AK412
KY380
KS289
OK281
IA253
AL253
DE245
AR212
RI193
NM187
NE186
WY181
ID181
MT180
ME148
NH146
GU101
VT84
MS78
ND73
SD63
PR53
WV39
MP38
VI10
AS2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ56,674
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA16,688
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15,856
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,696
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,614
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,712
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,669
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,050
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,947
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,920
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and pay

SOC 2018 occupation; offered annual wage on certified applications (LCA and PERM programmes).

Occupations
  1. Software Developers17,275
  2. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists7,823
  3. General and Operations Managers7,621
  4. Marketing Managers7,306
  5. Financial and Investment Analysts6,889
  6. Computer Occupations, All Other5,296
  7. Computer Systems Analysts4,734
  8. Management Analysts4,731
  9. Accountants and Auditors4,335
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers3,968

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $150,000; middle half $104,832 to $201,338 · median prevailing wage $122,824 (marker) · 26,790 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4,608
  2. Level II7,295
  3. Level III6,041
  4. Level IV8,629
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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