23 certified · Median $164,403 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
15
0
1
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
$142,064
Median
$164,403
75th percentile
$191,922
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $164,4033
Research ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $191,9223
Senior Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $159,1823
AI Systems Integration AnalystComputer Systems Analysts · median $131,5601
Applied ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $142,0641
Backend QA EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $129,7921
Computer Vision ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $142,0641
Data Infrastructure EngineerDatabase Architects · median $150,0511
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $148,6991
Senior Data Infrastructure EngineerDatabase Architects · median $210,7461
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.