900 certified · Median $143,790 a year · Foster 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
306
6
8
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
594
2
3
1
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
$126,395
Median
$143,790
75th percentile
$163,550
A year, from 897 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff SW EngineerSoftware Developers · median $142,033108
Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant levelSoftware Developers · median $163,55066
Sr. SW EngineerSoftware Developers · median $117,60057
Sr. Site Reliability EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $108,82651
Staff Site Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $132,94340
DirectorInformation Technology Project Managers · median $186,80036
Staff Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,70934
Sr. Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $129,40026
Lead SW EngineerSoftware Developers · median $173,10022
Staff Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $149,76020
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.