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Leader, Software Engineering in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Leader, Software Engineering
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
32
Median offered wage
$232,662
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$232,662certified 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 "Leader, Software Engineering" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

714FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
714FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20227
FY20234
FY20244
FY20253
FY2026*14
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. Cisco Systems, Inc.32
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 $232,662; middle half $187,637 to $236,721 · median prevailing wage $232,662 (marker) · 32 applications.

$160k$185k$210k$235k$260k
$160k$185k$210k$235k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level III13
  2. Level IV2
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 "Leader, Software Engineering" appears on 136 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 3 employers for worksites in 29 cities; the median offered wage is $175,750, so the median in San Jose is 32.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
136
Employers nationwide
3
Cities with filings
29
National median offered wage
$175,750
Share of national filings in San Jose
23.5%
Cities with the most applications for Leader, Software Engineering
  1. San Jose, CA32
  2. San Francisco, CA25
  3. Milpitas, CA16
  4. Austin, TX14
  5. Richardson, TX8
  6. Research Triangle Park, NC7
  7. Seattle, WA4
  8. Tracy, CA4
  9. Morrisville, NC2
  10. Bentonville, AR2
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; "Leader, Software Engineering" ranks #178 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Leader, Software Engineering in San Jose
178
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
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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