62 certified · Median $161,637 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
26
4
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
36
2
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
$135,824
Median
$161,637
75th percentile
$178,506
A year, from 61 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Bioinformatics ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $144,3945
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $172,9315
Senior Software Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $133,4325
Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $178,5063
Senior Bioinformatics ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $167,8773
Staff Business Systems AnalystProject Management Specialists · median $172,9313
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $199,5343
Manager, Data EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $185,6822
Senior Regulatory Affairs SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $114,3072
Senior ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $157,1552
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.