50 certified · Median $116,480 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
30
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
20
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
$99,840
Median
$116,480
75th percentile
$131,040
A year, from 48 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $126,8807
Data ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $106,0806
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $131,0406
Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $114,4005
QA Analyst and TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $110,2404
Software EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $141,4402
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $110,2402
Solution ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $97,7602
System AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $109,2002
Technical LeadSoftware Developers · median $153,9202
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.