38 certified · Median $126,953 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
18
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
20
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
$104,712
Median
$126,953
75th percentile
$138,797
A year, from 38 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Plasma and Laser Physics Engineer 1Materials Engineers · median $120,7653
Data Engineer 2Data Scientists · median $103,3342
General System Engineer 2Photonics Engineers · median $130,0502
Senior CS Technical Support Engineer 1Mechanical Engineers · median $117,0002
Senior Mechanical Engineer 2Mechanical Engineers · median $128,7512
Senior Mechatronics Engineer 1Mechatronics Engineers · median $124,0302
Senior Optical Engineer 1Photonics Engineers · median $129,6252
Senior Software Engineer 2Software Developers · median $160,6502
Senior System Integration and Test Engineer 1Industrial Engineers · median $122,2612
CS Service System Engineer 3Mechanical Engineers · median $102,8501
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.