114 certified · Median $170,000 a year · San Jose, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
63
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
51
0
0
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
$156,624
Median
$170,000
75th percentile
$213,595
A year, from 113 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Tech Lead Design Verification EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $206,3156
Senior Physical Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $156,8535
Tech Lead Firmware EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $187,0365
Principal Firmware EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $216,8614
Senior Design Verification EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $167,5004
Senior System Validation EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $145,4554
Senior EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $156,8533
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $146,3073
Tech Lead System Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $170,2483
Business and Data AnalystData Scientists · median $149,1522
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.