56 certified · Median $188,000 a year · Mountain View, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
30
5
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
26
3
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
$168,000
Median
$188,000
75th percentile
$226,200
A year, from 56 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $213,10016
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,00012
Research ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $202,0004
Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $188,0002
Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $134,0002
Senior Data EngineerData Scientists · median $185,0002
Senior Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $240,0002
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $247,5002
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $149,0001
Director of EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $319,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.