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Associate, Software Engineer in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Associate, Software Engineer
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
90
Median offered wage
$165,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$165,000certified 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" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

2651FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
2651FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Data table
FY202229
FY202351
FY20247
FY20253
Certified (decided applications)
96.7%
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.90
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 $165,000; middle half $150,000 to $180,000 · median prevailing wage $141,378 (marker) · 87 applications.

$140k$155k$170k$185k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II33
  3. Level III22
  4. Level IV3
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" appears on 1,825 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 16 employers for worksites in 31 cities; the median offered wage is $130,000, so the median in Palo Alto is 26.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,825
Employers nationwide
16
Cities with filings
31
National median offered wage
$130,000
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
4.9%
Cities with the most applications for Associate, Software Engineer
  1. Plano, TX479
  2. Jersey City, NJ269
  3. Wilmington, DE217
  4. Columbus, OH202
  5. Chicago, IL129
  6. Tampa, FL119
  7. Houston, TX103
  8. Palo Alto, CA90
  9. New York City, NY73
  10. Newark, DE42
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" ranks #18 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Associate, Software Engineer in Palo Alto
18
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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