74 certified · Median $163,525 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
25
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
49
1
1
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
$131,094
Median
$163,525
75th percentile
$186,137
A year, from 74 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
IT ArchitectSoftware Developers · median $200,2963
R&D ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $243,4203
Software EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $174,5003
Application Development Engineer/ScientistChemists · median $189,6802
Database SMEDatabase Administrators · median $136,1622
IT Systems Design and ImplementationSoftware Developers · median $174,6752
Manufacturing AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $76,0972
Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $120,2372
Sales EngineerSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · median $175,7242
SLIMS Application EngineerBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $174,0332
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.