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Software Developer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Software Developer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
559
Median offered wage
$141,378
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$141,378certified 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 "Software Developer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

91182FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
91182FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022182
FY2023108
FY2024113
FY202594
FY2026*62
Certified (decided applications)
99.5%
Employers filing
201
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. IBM Corporation147
  2. Delisis Inc27
  3. Edvenswa Tech Inc21
  4. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited15
  5. TCG Solutions Inc15
  6. SRS Consulting Inc.13
  7. Up2date Technology Solutions LLC12
  8. Tanzo Technologies LLC8
  9. IT Shoulders, Inc.8
  10. Ascend Technology Inc.5
  11. Ykunt Inc AKA Techday Inc5
  12. Shari Consulting LLC5
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 $141,378; middle half $122,400 to $173,392 · median prevailing wage $135,283 (marker) · 549 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I209
  2. Level II301
  3. Level III15
  4. Level IV21
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 "Software Developer" appears on 108,158 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 9,400 employers for worksites in 2,706 cities; the median offered wage is $100,000, so the median in San Jose is 41.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
108,158
Employers nationwide
9,400
Cities with filings
2,706
National median offered wage
$100,000
Share of national filings in San Jose
0.5%
Cities with the most applications for Software Developer
  1. Irving, TX5,444
  2. Plano, TX3,748
  3. Houston, TX3,067
  4. Austin, TX2,341
  5. Charlotte, NC2,223
  6. Frisco, TX2,135
  7. Dallas, TX2,056
  8. Alpharetta, GA2,024
  9. Atlanta, GA1,697
  10. New York City, NY1,600
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; "Software Developer" ranks #7 by applications, with 1.1% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Software Developer in San Jose
7
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. Product Manager454
  8. Member of Technical Staff446
  9. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
  10. Staff Engineer350
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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