26 certified · Median $175,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
3
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
22
2
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
$150,000
Median
$175,000
75th percentile
$180,000
A year, from 26 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Research EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $180,0004
Senior Software EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $162,5004
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $210,0003
Software Engineer, Motion PlanningSoftware Developers · median $167,5002
Engineering Manager, SimulationArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $220,0001
Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $127,7121
Research Engineer, Mapping & LocalizationSoftware Developers · median $150,0001
Research Engineer, PerceptionSoftware Developers · median $147,0001
Senior Embedded Software Integration EngineerSoftware Developers · median $135,0001
Senior Machine Learning EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $175,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.