1,367 certified · Median $111,405 a year · Aliso Viejo, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
505
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
862
6
3
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
$99,718
Median
$111,405
75th percentile
$129,240
A year, from 1,367 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
LEAD II - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGComputer Systems Analysts · median $107,000182
SPECIALIST I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGSoftware Developers · median $111,499175
LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGComputer Systems Analysts · median $100,40885
PROJECT MANAGER IIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $116,07657
ARCHITECT I - SOFTWARE TESTINGSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $99,97056
LEAD II - SOFTWARE TESTINGSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $103,64746
SPECIALIST II - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGSoftware Developers · median $111,45246
SOFTWARE ARCHITECT IISoftware Developers · median $129,37637
PROJECT MANAGER IInformation Technology Project Managers · median $109,03533
SOFTWARE ARCHITECT ISoftware Developers · median $112,92327
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.