222 certified · Median $186,466 a year · Palo Alto, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
83
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
139
0
1
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
$163,550
Median
$186,466
75th percentile
$219,683
A year, from 220 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
R&D Engineer SoftwareSoftware Developers · median $187,165183
Technical Support EngineerComputer Network Architects · median $134,2956
Client Services ConsultantSales Engineers · median $149,7605
Supervisor, R&D SoftwareComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $211,6385
Technology Product ManagementInformation Technology Project Managers · median $204,4225
Manager, R&D SoftwareComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $243,1953
R&D Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $186,4663
Director, R&D SoftwareComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $271,2572
IT Applications EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $139,5172
Reliability EngineerSoftware Developers · median $146,4472
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.