171 certified · Median $175,604 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
79
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
92
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
$155,137
Median
$175,604
75th percentile
$201,164
A year, from 171 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
R&D Engineer IC DesignElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $173,93078
R&D Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $187,16522
R&D Engineer HardwareElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $161,17919
R&D Engineer ApplicationsSoftware Developers · median $178,0838
R&D Engineer FirmwareSoftware Developers · median $188,6808
R&D Engineer Software QualitySoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $180,3408
R&D Engineer TestElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $150,8995
Field Applications EngineerSales Engineers · median $164,9304
Engineering Program ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $201,1643
R&D Engineer SW QualitySoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $153,9053
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.