35 certified · Median $180,000 a year · Santa Clara, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
14
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
21
1
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
$151,650
Median
$180,000
75th percentile
$215,000
A year, from 35 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Robotics Software EngineerRobotics Engineers · median $161,0004
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $180,0003
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $171,6502
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $234,0002
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $179,7672
Sr. Computer Vision Machine Learning EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $197,5002
Sr. Machine Learning EngineerRobotics Engineers · median $221,5002
Sr. Robotics EngineerRobotics Engineers · median $150,0002
Autonomy Test EngineerEngineers, All Other · median $158,6251
Camera Systems EngineerPhotonics Engineers · median $145,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.