18 certified · Median $202,500 a year · Los Angeles, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
4
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
$176,250
Median
$202,500
75th percentile
$273,750
A year, from 18 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Gen AIComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $290,0003
Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $180,0002
Backend EngineerSoftware Developers · median $160,0001
Engineering Manager, BackendComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $270,0001
Lead Software Engineer, BackendSoftware Developers · median $215,0001
Lead Unity EngineerSoftware Developers · median $175,0001
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $180,0001
Senior Gameplay EngineerSoftware Developers · median $190,0001
Senior Machine Learning Engineer: 3D Generative AIComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $300,0001
Senior Machine Learning Engineer: ML Infra & Model OptimizatComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $275,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.