21 certified · Median $155,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
14
0
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
$140,000
Median
$155,000
75th percentile
$180,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $192,3733
Associate Principal EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $186,1582
ASIC Design Engineering ManagerArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $174,0621
Firmware Development EngineerSoftware Developers · median $109,9891
Principal EngineerElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $200,0001
Principal Engineer, ASICElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $209,4161
Senior EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $143,8591
Senior Engineer, Product & ApplicationsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $122,5161