50 certified · Median $182,371 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
25
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
$165,285
Median
$182,371
75th percentile
$204,901
A year, from 50 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
R&D Engineer IC DesignElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $204,90121
R&D Engineer HardwareElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $171,90718
R&D Engineer Fab ProcessElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $121,7423
R&D Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $110,4903
Manager, Information TechnologyInformation Technology Project Managers · median $138,4861
Product Marketing EngineerSales Engineers · median $198,7021
Project Manager, Office of CEOProject Management Specialists · median $141,7501