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Senior Software Engineer in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Senior Software Engineer
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
419
Median offered wage
$187,741
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$187,741certified 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 Software Engineer" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

58116FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
58116FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022116
FY202385
FY202478
FY202591
FY2026*49
Certified (decided applications)
99.8%
Employers filing
91
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. Rubrik, Inc.84
  2. Navan, Inc.30
  3. Sambanova Systems, Inc.28
  4. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.23
  5. Latitude AI, LLC21
  6. Rivian, LLC16
  7. ActiveHours, Inc.12
  8. Argo AI, LLC11
  9. Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.11
  10. Xage Security, Inc.8
  11. Spotnana Technology, Inc.8
  12. Rivian Automotive, LLC8
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 $187,741; middle half $172,931 to $200,020 · median prevailing wage $178,896 (marker) · 404 applications.

$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I17
  2. Level II123
  3. Level III158
  4. Level IV78
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 Software Engineer" appears on 39,714 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 5,607 employers for worksites in 1,704 cities; the median offered wage is $140,920, so the median in Palo Alto is 33.2% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
39,714
Employers nationwide
5,607
Cities with filings
1,704
National median offered wage
$140,920
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
1.1%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Software Engineer
  1. San Francisco, CA2,179
  2. New York City, NY1,919
  3. Sunnyvale, CA1,559
  4. Bentonville, AR1,175
  5. Charlotte, NC1,103
  6. San Jose, CA972
  7. Mountain View, CA942
  8. Seattle, WA910
  9. Irving, TX879
  10. Austin, TX858
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; "Senior Software Engineer" ranks #3 by applications, with 2.5% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Senior Software Engineer in Palo Alto
3
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. Software Development Engineer II360
  4. Applied Scientist II205
  5. Senior Developer181
  6. R&D Engineer Software181
  7. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  8. Staff Software Engineer161
  9. SR. Software Engineer156
  10. Developer149
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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