167 certified · Median $226,138 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
52
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
115
2
4
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
$173,591
Median
$226,138
75th percentile
$244,375
A year, from 167 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $226,15874
Senior Software Engineer, Machine LearningSoftware Developers · median $226,15811
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $177,75010
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $189,1258
Manager, Software EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $294,2996
Senior Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $252,7504
Senior Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $187,0004
Manager, Data EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $368,0003
Senior Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $223,1423
Senior Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $194,8753
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.