15 certified · Median $151,500 a year · Beaverton, OR
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
0
2
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
$126,068
Median
$151,500
75th percentile
$174,366
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
CPU Microarchitecture & Logic Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $137,1364
CPU Microarchitecture and Logic Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $137,7172
Senior Design Verification EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $126,5932
CPU ArchitectComputer Hardware Engineers · median $114,5881
CPU Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $215,0001
Senior CPU Microarchitecture and Logic Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $166,8661
Senior Staff CPU Physical Design EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $236,7521
Sr. CPU ArchitectComputer Hardware Engineers · median $176,8661
SR. FIRMWARE DESIGNERComputer Hardware Engineers · median $125,0001
SR. STAFF VERIFICATION ENGINEERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $230,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.