231 certified · Median $151,091 a year · San Diego, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
86
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
145
0
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
$132,183
Median
$151,091
75th percentile
$178,006
A year, from 231 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,18326
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $160,80020
Staff Systems EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $178,00615
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,18313
Staff Systems Test EngineerSoftware Developers · median $145,46313
Senior ASICS EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $151,09112
Senior Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $196,40911
Senior Systems Test EngineerSoftware Developers · median $124,84010
Senior Systems EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $139,4959
Senior Staff Software Applications EngineerSoftware Developers · median $181,7348
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.