5 certified · Median $81,000 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
3
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
2
0
0
2
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
$80,000
Median
$81,000
75th percentile
$100,000
A year, from 5 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Developer (AI / ML Developer, AI model Developer)Software Developers · median $78,5002
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $100,3391
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $80,0001
Systems Engineer IIComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $100,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.