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Developer in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Developer
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
149
Median offered wage
$136,488
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$136,488certified 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 "Developer" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

3263FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3263FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202263
FY202324
FY202419
FY202529
FY2026*14
Certified (decided applications)
98.0%
Employers filing
6
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. SAP Labs, LLC78
  2. Ariba, Inc.39
  3. Successfactors, Inc.17
  4. SAP America, Inc.12
  5. Concur Technologies, Inc.2
  6. Tata Consultancy Services Limited1
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 $136,488; middle half $127,788 to $145,531 · median prevailing wage $127,329 (marker) · 145 applications.

$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II24
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 "Developer" appears on 7,846 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 442 employers for worksites in 639 cities; the median offered wage is $85,530, so the median in Palo Alto is 59.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,846
Employers nationwide
442
Cities with filings
639
National median offered wage
$85,530
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
1.9%
Cities with the most applications for Developer
  1. Irving, TX541
  2. Austin, TX267
  3. Plano, TX254
  4. Columbus, OH203
  5. Sunnyvale, CA192
  6. New York City, NY178
  7. Louisville, KY173
  8. Tampa, FL170
  9. Atlanta, GA163
  10. Chicago, IL160
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; "Developer" ranks #11 by applications, with 0.9% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Developer in Palo Alto
11
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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