Labor Condition Application

I-200-18029-817841

Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation

CERTIFIEDH-1B
Microsoft Corporation filed this Labor Condition Application for Software Engineer in Fargo, ND. The case was certified by the Department of Labor. The offered wage is $111,020/yr against a prevailing wage of $68,266/yr. The occupation is Software Developers, Applications.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Offered Wage

$111,020

per year

Filed offer: $111,020.00 – $0.00 per Year.

Prevailing Wage (annualized)

$68,266

Level II · per year

Filed prevailing wage: $68,266.00 per Year.

BLS Market Median

$77,340

North Dakota · BLS 2018 · filed SOC 15-1132

Offered vs Prevailing

+63%

at or above prevailing

Offered vs BLS Median

+44%

above market

FILING PARTY

Employer

EmployerMicrosoft Corporation
DBA--
FEIN91-1144442
NAICS51121
HQ AddressREDMOND, WA 98052

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitleSoftware Engineer
SOC Code15-1132
SOC TitleSOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS
Workers1
Full-TimeYes

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

CityFARGO
StateND
ZIP58104
County38017

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

Attorney,

SOURCE DATES

Timeline

Case Submitted2018-01-30
Decision Date2018-02-05
Employment Start2018-07-28
Employment End2021-07-27
Fiscal Year2018

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Questions about the data & methods

About this LCA record

What is case I-200-18029-817841?

I-200-18029-817841 is an H-1B labor condition application record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by Microsoft Corporation, with case status "Certified".

What job is I-200-18029-817841 for?

The record lists the position as SOFTWARE ENGINEER, located in Fargo, ND, requesting 1 worker.

What wage does I-200-18029-817841 pay?

The wage on the record is $111,020 per year, as filed by Microsoft Corporation. Compare it with the occupation's BLS median on this page.

What is an LCA?

A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-conditions form an employer files with the U.S. Department of Labor before an H-1B petition. It states the job, the offered wage, and the worksite, and carries four attestations: pay at least the required wage, working conditions that do not adversely affect U.S. peers, no strike or lockout at the worksite, and notice to U.S. workers. H-1B-dependent and willful-violator employers carry an extra non-displacement duty, with exemptions; it does not attach to every filing.

What does the case status mean?

Certified means the Department of Labor approved the application after a completeness review of the form; it is not a finding that every filed value is accurate. Denied means DOL rejected it. Withdrawn means the application was pulled. The status on this page is the one recorded in the DOL disclosure file.

Is an approved LCA the same as an approved visa?

No. The LCA is only the wage-certification step. The actual visa decision is made separately by USCIS on the H-1B petition. An approved LCA does not guarantee a visa.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: I-200-18029-817841; File: H-1B_Disclosure_Data_FY2018_EOY.csv
    Source details

    Case: I-200-18029-817841

    File: H-1B_Disclosure_Data_FY2018_EOY.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-11 11:54:38.614076+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Required wage and wage sources. 20 CFR 655.731(a)The required wage is the higher of the actual wage and prevailing wage. An independent market median is a comparison, not this legal test.Checked 2026-10-08.
  3. [3] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Labor Condition Application contents. 20 CFR 655.730(c): application fields; 655.730(d)(1)–(4): wage, working-condition, strike/lockout and notice attestationsChecked 2026-10-17.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits