1,324 certified · Median $149,240 a year · Santa Clara, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
492
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
832
4
4
1
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
$127,000
Median
$149,240
75th percentile
$180,000
A year, from 1,322 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Silicon Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $140,000187
MTS Silicon Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $152,180174
SMTS Silicon Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $180,000133
MTS Software Development Eng.Software Developers · median $174,01569
Silicon Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $124,19956
Sr. Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $142,00047
SMTS Software Development Eng.Software Developers · median $220,00046
PMTS Silicon Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $176,13445
MTS Systems Design Eng.Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $157,50040
Product Development EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $109,84637
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.