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Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
143
Median offered wage
$130,894
Most common occupation
Computer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$130,894certified 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 "Engineer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

2141FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2141FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202241
FY202337
FY202419
FY202514
FY2026*32
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
20
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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company31
  2. MediaTek USA Inc.28
  3. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.26
  4. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.26
  5. Super Micro Computer, Inc8
  6. M.C. Dean, Inc.4
  7. Arm, Inc.3
  8. Kioxia America, Inc.2
  9. Deloitte Consulting LLP2
  10. OKBL USA Technology Inc.2
  11. Unqork, Inc.2
  12. DNV Energy Services USA, Inc.1
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 $130,894; middle half $122,252 to $152,046 · median prevailing wage $130,124 (marker) · 139 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I28
  2. Level II42
  3. Level III17
  4. Level IV11
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 "Engineer" appears on 2,788 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 593 employers for worksites in 528 cities; the median offered wage is $108,060, so the median in San Jose is 21.1% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,788
Employers nationwide
593
Cities with filings
528
National median offered wage
$108,060
Share of national filings in San Jose
5.1%
Cities with the most applications for Engineer
  1. Phoenix, AZ297
  2. New York City, NY145
  3. San Jose, CA143
  4. Austin, TX112
  5. Glen Allen, VA61
  6. San Francisco, CA59
  7. Omaha, NE58
  8. San Diego, CA57
  9. Chicago, IL54
  10. Sunrise, FL37
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Engineer" ranks #28 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Engineer in San Jose
28
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Computer Occupations, All Other (all job titles)
$107,141
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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