191 certified · Median $190,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
59
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
132
2
2
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
$160,618
Median
$190,000
75th percentile
$214,763
A year, from 189 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $189,36716
Software Engineer, StaffSoftware Developers · median $210,98112
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $219,79810
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $165,5008
Software Engineer, SrSoftware Developers · median $177,5206
Senior Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $252,1445
Lead Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $190,6794
Machine Learning Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $168,0004
Manager, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $224,1694
Software Engineer, Sr StaffSoftware Developers · median $259,5373
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.