Principal Software Developer

Certified · decided Mar 20, 2026 · H-1B

This is a Labor Condition Application (LCA) as an employer filed it with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted it, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. The wage is what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

Wage offered: $160,000 a year
Prevailing wage: $124,280 a year, level IV
Worksite: Carlsbad, CA · San Diego County
Occupation: Software Developers 15-1252
Full time: Yes
Positions: 1
Kind: Change of employer
Employment: Apr 13, 2026 to Apr 12, 2029
Received: Mar 13, 2026
Employer: Gemological Institute of America, Inc. · doing business as GIA Inc.
Employer’s address: Carlsbad, CA
FEIN: 95-3797687
Industry (NAICS): 54171
H-1B dependent: No
Willful violator: No
Case number: I-200-26072-702873

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 189,971 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.