45 certified · Median $225,000 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
20
0
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
$197,500
Median
$225,000
75th percentile
$245,750
A year, from 43 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Firmware EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $237,5003
Firmware EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $147,5002
Senior Mechanical Design EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $165,0002
Senior Mobile App DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $220,0002
Senior SWQA Engineer, VTESoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $185,0002
Senior Validation & Tools EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $205,0002
Customer Data & Insights ManagerMarketing Managers · median $185,0001
Senior Battery EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $230,0001
Senior Drive Unit Test EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $200,0001
Senior Software Engineer, Mobile AppSoftware Developers · median $210,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.