100 certified · Median $151,400 a year · Irvine, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
45
4
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
55
4
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
$137,600
Median
$151,400
75th percentile
$181,800
A year, from 98 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $151,40013
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $183,1009
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $137,2599
Data Scientist IIData Scientists · median $151,4007
Product Manager IIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $146,0674
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $174,8004
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $201,4004
Applied Scientist IData Scientists · median $115,3573
Applied Scientist IIData Scientists · median $151,4003
Product Manager IInformation Technology Project Managers · median $125,1003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.