1,003 certified · Median $191,151 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
479
203
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
524
30
9
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
$167,010
Median
$191,151
75th percentile
$220,000
A year, from 1,002 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
MTS 1, Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $201,482181
Software Engineer 3Software Developers · median $171,299173
MTS 2, Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $231,582124
Software Engineer 2Software Developers · median $144,46340
Sr. MTS, Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $265,22632
Manager, Software Development 2Computer and Information Systems Managers · median $236,42426
Sr. Product Manager 2 - TechnicalComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $222,78420
Manager, Software Development 3Computer and Information Systems Managers · median $260,00018
Data Science - Analyst 4Data Scientists · median $181,78716
Applied Researcher 1Computer and Information Research Scientists · median $173,00013
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.