23 certified · Median $91,520 a year · San Jose, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
3
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
20
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
$85,280
Median
$91,520
75th percentile
$104,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERSoftware Developers · median $104,0009
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERComputer Programmers · median $87,3605
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $84,2404
PROJECT MANAGERInformation Technology Project Managers · median $81,1202
COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTComputer Systems Engineers/Architects1
PROGRAMMER ANALYSTComputer Systems Analysts · median $81,1201
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYSTSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $106,0801
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.