14 certified · Median $195,973 a year · San Mateo, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
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
$165,095
Median
$195,973
75th percentile
$198,184
A year, from 14 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Firmware EngineerSoftware Developers · median $196,9732
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $167,2972
Manager, Firmware EngineerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $227,8851
Principal Analyst Global Reverse LogisticsLogistics Engineers · median $156,0091
Principal Engineer - Firmware EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $216,5871
Principal Engineer Firmware EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $198,3531
Principal Software Engineer, ReleaseSoftware Developers · median $181,3971
Senior Data Integration EngineerSoftware Developers · median $160,6161
Senior Technical Program Manager, FirmwareSoftware Developers · median $195,0001
Software Architect, Big DataSoftware Developers · median $216,0871
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.