24 certified · Median $163,664 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
1
2
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
$157,271
Median
$163,664
75th percentile
$200,783
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Engineer, AI Framework SoftwareData Scientists · median $163,8513
Engineer, AI ComputingSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $131,0002
Engineer, Computer VisionData Scientists · median $152,2272
Staff Engineer, DL AlgorithmComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $247,8602
Engineer, AlgorithmComputer Programmers · median $105,0001
Engineer, ASIC DesignElectrical Engineers · median $135,0001
In-house CounselLawyers · median $183,6001
Principal Design EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $297,7441
Senior Engineer, FirmwareComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $185,6011
Software Engineer, AI PerceptionSoftware Developers · median $161,8801
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.