101 certified · Median $133,968 a year · Santa Monica, CA
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
25
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
76
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$103,730
Median
$133,968
75th percentile
$154,500
A year, from 101 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ENGINEERSOFTWARE DEVELOPERS · median $118,6575
SENIOR ENGINEERSOFTWARE DEVELOPERS · median $148,2054
ARTIST ISPECIAL EFFECTS ARTIST AND ANIMATORS · median $91,9262
ASSOCIATE ARTISTSPECIAL EFFECTS ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS · median $78,5312
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERPRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS · median $92,3322
CONCEPT ARTISTSPECIAL EFFECTS ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS · median $97,3232
DATA SCIENTISTDATA SCIENTISTS · median $136,6752
EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISORFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR · median $118,9692
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ENGINEERSOFTWARE DEVELOPERS · median $110,0322
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERSOFTWARE DEVELOPERS · median $157,8662
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.