53 certified · Median $161,179 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
27
0
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
$141,544
Median
$161,179
75th percentile
$204,901
A year, from 53 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
R&D Engineer IC DesignElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $199,45333
R&D Engineer FirmwareSoftware Developers · median $149,7609
R&D Engineer ApplicationsSoftware Developers · median $131,0682
R&D Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $147,1522
R&D Engineer Software QualitySoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $122,4062
Senior Manager, R&DComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $192,6322
R&D Engineer HardwareElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $199,7711
R&D Engineer TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $127,0001
R&D Firmware Development ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $213,7751
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.