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Associate, Software Engineer III in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Associate, Software Engineer III
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
44
Median offered wage
$170,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$170,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Associate, Software Engineer III" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

917FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
917FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20234
FY20247
FY202517
FY2026*16
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.44
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $170,000; middle half $163,500 to $180,050 · median prevailing wage $150,080 (marker) · 43 applications.

$140k$155k$170k$185k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II4
  2. Level III1
  3. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Associate, Software Engineer III" appears on 1,306 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1 employers for worksites in 20 cities; the median offered wage is $139,000, so the median in Palo Alto is 22.3% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,306
Employers nationwide
1
Cities with filings
20
National median offered wage
$139,000
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
3.4%
Cities with the most applications for Associate, Software Engineer III
  1. Plano, TX379
  2. Jersey City, NJ225
  3. Wilmington, DE153
  4. Columbus, OH149
  5. Chicago, IL94
  6. Tampa, FL83
  7. New York City, NY57
  8. Houston, TX46
  9. Palo Alto, CA44
  10. Newark, DE16
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Palo Alto job market

Palo Alto has 16,821 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,724 job titles and 1,179 employers; "Associate, Software Engineer III" ranks #50 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Associate, Software Engineer III in Palo Alto
50
Median offered wage in Palo Alto, all job titles
$173,925
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Palo Alto
  1. Software Engineer898
  2. Member of Technical Staff440
  3. Senior Software Engineer419
  4. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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