23 certified · Median $185,500 a year · San Francisco, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
10
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
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
$160,823
Median
$185,500
75th percentile
$204,149
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $215,0003
Lead Full Stack Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,5002
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $160,7602
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $130,0001
Director, EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $250,0001
Frontend EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,7501
Lead Backend EngineerSoftware Developers · median $193,8001
Lead Conversational AI EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,5001
Lead Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,5001
Lead Full Stack Engineer, PaymentsSoftware Developers · median $185,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.