44 certified · Median $144,610 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
17
11
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
27
5
1
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
$131,919
Median
$144,610
75th percentile
$157,934
A year, from 44 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Principal Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $156,4995
Sr. Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $139,6745
Supervisor, Software Engineering IISoftware Developers · median $151,7575
Sr. Data EngineerData Warehousing Specialists · median $120,6193
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,2673
Principal Data EngineerData Warehousing Specialists · median $169,3492
Senior Data Engineer IIData Warehousing Specialists · median $146,4582
Sr. Performance AnalystStatisticians · median $100,5372
Manager, Software Quality EngineeringSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $122,3041
Principal Data ScientistData Scientists · median $130,2701
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.