65 certified · Median $130,000 a year · Milpitas, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
38
4
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
27
7
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
$123,000
Median
$130,000
75th percentile
$139,500
A year, from 65 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 2Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $130,00026
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER 3Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $164,1549
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 1Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $111,1377
JUNIOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER 1Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $98,2805
JAVA ENGINEER 2Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $134,7504
JAVA ANALYST 3Computer Systems Analysts · median $150,0003
QA PROJECT MANAGER 3Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $153,0003
JAVA ANALYST 2Computer Systems Analysts · median $140,3252
TECH OPS ENGINEER 2Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $140,0002
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER 2Computer Programmers · median $123,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.