31 certified · Median $133,565 a year · San Diego, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
20
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
1
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
$126,500
Median
$133,565
75th percentile
$140,482
A year, from 31 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $130,1877
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $133,5655
Senior Autonomy EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $161,1103
Software Development Engineer in Test ISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $95,0003
Autonomy Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $140,4822
Software Development Engineer in Test IISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $98,5882
Staff Autonomy EngineerSoftware Developers · median $182,4162
Autonomy Engineer IRobotics Engineers · median $130,0001
Senior Software Engineer, ML OpsSoftware Developers · median $133,5651
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $123,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.