142 certified · Median $155,049 a year · Costa Mesa, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
65
2
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
77
2
2
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
$140,418
Median
$155,049
75th percentile
$172,858
A year, from 142 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $130,00012
Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,0009
Software Development Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $164,5056
Software Development ManagerSoftware Developers · median $165,9475
Technical Program ManagerOperations Research Analysts · median $126,0004
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $159,5133
Senior Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $178,5003
Software Development Engineer SeniorSoftware Developers · median $141,6703
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,0003
Architecture (IT) Staff Engineer SeniorComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $173,8452
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.