46 certified · Median $205,000 a year · San Jose, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
28
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
18
1
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
$180,000
Median
$205,000
75th percentile
$230,000
A year, from 46 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $200,00016
SENIOR APPLIED SCIENTISTSoftware Developers · median $230,0006
DEV OPS ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $180,0004
DATABASE ENGINEERDatabase Administrators · median $150,0003
DATA ENGINEERDatabase Administrators · median $180,0002
DATA SCIENTIST MACHINE LEARNINGData Scientists · median $175,0002
Lead Applied ScientistSoftware Developers · median $230,0002
SR UI DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $210,0002
BUSINESS OPERATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALESTSecurity Management Specialists · median $98,0001
CYBERSECURITY RESEARCHERInformation Security Analysts · median $200,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.