H-1B and green card employer
Southwest Airlines Co.
Dallas, TX NAICS 481111
60 certified H-1B LCAs from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, median offer $151,608.
60certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$151,608median offer · middle half $135k to $157k
61%39 vs. 101 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
21certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Southwest Airlines's offers
Fewer than 30 new-employment LCAs in this period, too few for an entry mix.
What Southwest Airlines offers
60 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
39 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$153,315 FY2026
Certified green card cases
21 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 39 | $156,998 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 5 | $144,310 |
| Data Scientists | 4 | $141,773 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3 | $123,219 |
| Computer Programmers | 3 | $130,853 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 60 | $151,608 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 16 | 0 | $124,634 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 0 | $150,758 |
| FY2025 | 28 | 0 | $147,032 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 21 | 0 | $153,013 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| System Engineer | $112,923 | |
| Solutions Architect | $156,998 | |
| Sr System Engineer | $153,315 | |
| Sr Data Engineer | $141,773 | |
| Sr Software Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | $134,971 | |
| Software Engineer | $134,971 | |
| System Engineer | $123,219 | |
| Sr Software Engineer | $142,184 | |
| Sr SCM Ops Data Analytics Consultant | $141,773 | |
| Data Engineer | $118,664 | |
| Sr Technology Analyst | $120,494 | |
| Sr Business Systems Analyst | $105,279 | |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | $134,971 | |
| Sr. System Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Sr. Software Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Sr System Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Lead CXA Data Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Sr Software Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Sr. System Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Sr Data Engineer | $141,773 | |
| Tech Lead Cybersecurity Engineer | $149,900 | |
| Sr Cloud DevOps Engineer | $156,998 | |
| Network Engineer | $101,500 |