1,018 certified · Median $182,555 a year · Santa Clara, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
433
0
3
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
585
0
2
1
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
$150,944
Median
$182,555
75th percentile
$213,720
A year, from 1,012 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $215,11381
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $213,72054
Senior Staff Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $180,88052
Senior Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $180,88033
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,89727
Senior Manager, Software EngineeringSoftware Developers · median $229,05016
Senior Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $197,92715
Senior Technical Support Engineer, Focused ServicesNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $121,54015
Senior Staff IT Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $195,54814
Principal EngineerSoftware Developers · median $215,11313
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.