170 certified · Median $139,485 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
62
13
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
108
23
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
$115,502
Median
$139,485
75th percentile
$153,493
A year, from 169 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $157,2908
Senior ScientistBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $106,4384
Staff Business Systems AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $130,0004
Staff Engineer - DevelopmentBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $132,6214
Staff ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $117,2884
Senior Bioinformatics ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $140,0003
Sr Bioinformatics ScientistBioinformatics Scientists · median $148,5003
Assoc Director, ITSoftware Developers · median $184,9742
Associate Director, EngineeringIndustrial Production Managers · median $195,2082
Associate Director, ITIndustrial Production Managers · median $176,0872
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.