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Senior Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Senior Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
233
Median offered wage
$156,853
Most common occupation
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$156,853certified 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 "Senior Engineer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

3264FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3264FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202232
FY202351
FY202436
FY202564
FY2026*50
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
37
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. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.66
  2. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.61
  3. OKBL USA Technology Inc.14
  4. TSMC Technology, Inc.11
  5. Frore Systems, Inc.6
  6. Commvault Systems, Inc6
  7. Digicomm Semiconductor Inc.6
  8. F5, Inc.6
  9. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company5
  10. MediaTek USA Inc.4
  11. Arm, Inc.4
  12. Bill.com3
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 $156,853; middle half $145,980 to $173,884 · median prevailing wage $151,902 (marker) · 226 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II100
  3. Level III57
  4. Level IV23
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 "Senior Engineer" appears on 4,123 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 716 employers for worksites in 572 cities; the median offered wage is $135,606, so the median in San Jose is 15.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
4,123
Employers nationwide
716
Cities with filings
572
National median offered wage
$135,606
Share of national filings in San Jose
5.7%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Engineer
  1. Phoenix, AZ541
  2. Austin, TX311
  3. San Jose, CA233
  4. New York City, NY231
  5. Minneapolis, MN149
  6. Boston, MA135
  7. San Francisco, CA94
  8. Chicago, IL87
  9. Sunrise, FL73
  10. San Diego, CA68
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; "Senior Engineer" ranks #17 by applications, with 0.4% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Senior Engineer in San Jose
17
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (all job titles)
$135,150
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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