35 certified · Median $144,000 a year · San Francisco, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
1
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
23
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
$126,500
Median
$144,000
75th percentile
$157,500
A year, from 35 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer [L3]Software Developers · median $149,24012
Software Engineer [L2]Software Developers · median $125,0007
Software Engineer [L1]Software Developers · median $110,6356
Software Engineer [L4] (Senior Software Engineer)Software Developers · median $172,2864
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $180,7102
Director, ProductArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $194,0401
Senior Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $165,6101
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $137,2591
Software Engineer (Senior Software Engineer)Software Developers · median $180,7101
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.