253 certified · Median $166,733 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
123
6
1
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
130
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
$140,712
Median
$166,733
75th percentile
$193,278
A year, from 252 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $178,00642
Senior EngineerSoftware Developers · median $152,50637
EngineerSoftware Developers · median $130,18711
Senior Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $204,9017
Engineer, FirmwareSoftware Developers · median $136,4484
Staff Engineer, DRAMElectrical Engineers · median $185,1203
AI/ML Hardware/Software ValidationSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $120,3582
Engineer, Firmware NVMeSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $123,6062
Field Application EngineerSales Managers · median $126,4222
Manager, SSIC Strategy & IntelligenceFinancial and Investment Analysts · median $159,7862
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.