165 certified · Median $166,000 a year · Santa Cruz, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
82
3
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
83
5
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
$145,070
Median
$166,000
75th percentile
$190,000
A year, from 165 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Battery Algorithms EngineerSoftware Developers · median $207,3005
Senior Global Supply ManagerSupply Chain Managers · median $170,0004
Global Supply ManagerSupply Chain Managers · median $118,0003
Senior Technical Program ManagerAerospace Engineers · median $167,6003
Senior Test EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $169,4003
Software Verification EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $135,9003
Test EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $134,0563
Airframe Stress EngineerAerospace Engineers · median $142,5002
Battery Module Manufacturing Engineering LeadMechanical Engineers · median $160,0002
Composite Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $111,7832
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.