1,305 certified · Median $210,000 a year · Culver City, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
377
16
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
928
40
18
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
$155,000
Median
$210,000
75th percentile
$275,000
A year, from 1,304 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $188,000147
Machine Learning EngineerData Scientists · median $196,275108
Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $181,29333
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $174,30429
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $148,70028
Machine Learning ScientistData Scientists · median $251,37428
Software Development Engineer in TestSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $129,79221
Research ScientistComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $200,64018
Backend Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $220,72017
Data Engineer, E-CommerceDatabase Architects · median $200,00016
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.