546 certified · Median $112,965 a year · Santa Clara, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
273
27
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
273
26
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
$104,926
Median
$112,965
75th percentile
$131,103
A year, from 546 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Lead Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $115,419138
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $113,547106
Specialist EngineerSoftware Developers · median $129,29340
Senior Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $88,08826
Lead Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $96,09622
Senior ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $119,93321
Solution ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $111,84216
Senior Solution ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $120,97315
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $102,27411
Test EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $71,42711
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.