10 certified · Median $202,500 a year · Redwood City, CA
Also filed as Cognichip
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
0
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
$173,750
Median
$202,500
75th percentile
$210,000
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Applied ScientistData Scientists · median $165,0002
Applied Scientist - AI & Chip DesignComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $200,0002
Staff DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $207,5002
Senior Applied ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $235,0001
Software Engineer I (Backend)Software Developers · median $150,0001
Staff Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $210,0001
Staff Software Engineer-Agentic AI SystemsSoftware Developers · median $230,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.