8 certified · Median $130,923 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
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
$118,148
Median
$130,923
75th percentile
$152,000
A year, from 8 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Verification & Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $121,6502
Firmware Engineer 3Software Developers · median $140,0001
Manager, Regulatory AffairsRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $114,6911
Packaging SupervisorManufacturing Engineers · median $121,8461
Principal AI EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $190,0001
Software Verification & Validation Engineer 4Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $150,9001
Software Verification & Validation Engineer IIBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $119,3001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.