182 certified · Median $130,281 a year · Santa Clara, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
42
2
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
140
1
3
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
$115,502
Median
$130,281
75th percentile
$151,434
A year, from 182 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
TECHNICAL ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $134,10726
ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $123,65621
SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $154,50020
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $108,00017
PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $171,4318
TECHNICAL SYSTEMS ARCHITECTSoftware Developers · median $140,0007
BUSINESS ARCHITECTComputer Programmers · median $130,5625
SENIOR BUSINESS ARCHITECTComputer Programmers · median $128,0005
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $129,6675
STAFF ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $127,8785
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.