556 certified · Median $172,022 a year · Santa Monica, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
214
64
6
2
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
342
27
8
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
$151,819
Median
$172,022
75th percentile
$190,486
A year, from 556 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer (4)Software Developers · median $172,022131
Software Engineer (5)Software Developers · median $190,48664
Machine Learning Engineer (4)Software Developers · median $174,01549
Machine Learning Engineer (5)Software Developers · median $202,34644
Software Engineer (3)Software Developers · median $131,25226
Data Scientist (4)Data Scientists · median $150,98723
Machine Learning Engineer (3)Software Developers · median $134,57118
Senior Data Scientist (5)Data Scientists · median $188,88511
Product Manager (4)Information Technology Project Managers · median $126,8187
Staff Software Engineer (6)Software Developers · median $198,4016
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.