10 certified · Median $180,000 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
10
2
2
2
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
$152,500
Median
$180,000
75th percentile
$196,935
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
AI Agent EngineerSoftware Developers · median $150,0002
Forward Deployed EngineerSoftware Developers · median $180,0002
Backend Engineer (Member of Technical Staff)Software Developers · median $187,7411
Chief Technology OfficerComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $318,7811
Data EngineerData Warehousing Specialists · median $160,0001
Member of Technical StaffSoftware Developers · median $250,0001
Software Engineer, BackendSoftware Developers · median $200,0001
Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $148,8661
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.