86 certified · Median $178,525 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
47
16
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
39
3
0
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
$154,216
Median
$178,525
75th percentile
$209,469
A year, from 86 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Staff EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $164,52814
Sr. EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $164,52811
Staff EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $187,7419
Principal EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $202,0305
Sr. Staff Engineer, ArchitectureElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $204,9015
EngineerComputer Hardware Engineers · median $149,8024
Senior EngineerSoftware Developers · median $162,4373
Director, Design for Test EngineeringComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $294,2991
Engineer, AI HardwareComputer Hardware Engineers · median $110,0111
Principal Engineer, Simulation ArchitectureComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $275,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.