411 certified · Median $142,700 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
177
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
234
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
$117,291
Median
$142,700
75th percentile
$159,182
A year, from 409 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringMaterials Engineers · median $145,20564
Principal Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringChemical Engineers · median $158,99526
Staff Engineer, Development EngineeringElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $148,31022
Senior Engineer, Development EngineeringMechanical Engineers · median $110,76116
Principal Engineer, Development EngineeringMechanical Engineers · median $148,31013
Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineers · median $92,97613
Analyst 4, Business ApplicationsInformation Technology Project Managers · median $169,3289
Senior Engineer, ASIC Development EngineeringElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $90,3769
Scientist 2, Data ScienceData Scientists · median $131,8638
Senior Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringMaterials Engineers · median $105,1018
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.