427 certified · Median $152,880 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
192
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
235
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
$130,000
Median
$152,880
75th percentile
$177,861
A year, from 427 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,00051
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $149,76027
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,76313
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,97110
Manager, Software DevelopmentComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $168,5639
Principal EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,6189
Machine Learning EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $146,9007
Principal Software Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,6187
Senior Principal EngineerSoftware Developers · median $199,1926
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $128,3985
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.