300 certified · Median $182,400 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
110
46
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
190
45
4
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
$151,232
Median
$182,400
75th percentile
$214,501
A year, from 300 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $181,374106
Senior Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $214,90742
Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $226,15823
Systems Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $106,24516
Sr. Systems Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $116,36212
Sr. Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $216,61511
Sr. Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $264,5146
Principal Product ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $242,6514
Senior Systems Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $119,2684
DesignerWeb and Digital Interface Designers · median $168,7123
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.