588 certified · Median $152,553 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
316
24
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
272
23
5
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
$127,234
Median
$152,553
75th percentile
$172,994
A year, from 586 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Application EngineerSales Engineers · median $135,22542
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $154,60636
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,76534
Principal Application EngineerSales Engineers · median $161,17932
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $131,08232
Lead Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $135,90721
Sr. Principal Application EngineerSales Engineers · median $175,02920
Sr. Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $179,54619
Principal Product EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $167,82818
Principal Design EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $154,56517
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.