91 certified · Median $163,555 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
39
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
52
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
$147,000
Median
$163,555
75th percentile
$192,015
A year, from 91 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Verification EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $148,98714
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $137,71210
Logic EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $147,0006
Physical Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $147,0006
Principal Silicon Validation EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $192,0154
Principal Verification EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $209,9874
Director, Hardware EngineeringArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $247,9513
Package & Systems EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $151,0913
Principal Physical Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $180,5003
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $182,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.