1,758 certified · Median $175,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
729
467
7
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
1,029
79
13
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
$147,976
Median
$175,000
75th percentile
$204,000
A year, from 1,755 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $169,576138
Software Engineer 3Software Developers · median $159,917137
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $140,000109
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $178,97699
MTS 1, Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $185,26998
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $211,61893
Software Engineer 2Software Developers · median $135,00084
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $178,44030
Lead Product ManagerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $214,87329
Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $224,60029
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.