32 certified · Median $159,796 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
32
0
0
1
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$157,123
Median
$159,796
75th percentile
$184,558
A year, from 32 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer (4)Software Developers · median $157,58111
Software Engineer (5)Software Developers · median $184,9745
Custom IC Layout Engineer (4)Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $148,8661
Design Engineer (5)Software Developers · median $184,5581
DFT Engineer (4)Computer Hardware Engineers · median $167,6061
Electrical Engineer (5)Electrical Engineers · median $162,0111
Manager, Electrical Engineering (5)Electrical Engineers · median $162,0111
Manager, Software EngineeringArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $175,2821
Product Design Engineer (4)Mechanical Engineers · median $120,6611
Quality Engineer (4)Software Developers · median $180,7101
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.