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Software Development Engineer II in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Software Development Engineer II
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
360
Median offered wage
$183,594
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$183,594certified 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 Development Engineer II" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

60119FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
60119FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202297
FY202348
FY2024119
FY202572
FY2026*24
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
7
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. Amazon.com Services LLC322
  2. A9.COM, Inc.22
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.6
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC5
  5. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.3
  6. Pinterest, Inc.1
  7. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) 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 $183,594; middle half $172,931 to $196,800 · median prevailing wage $147,679 (marker) · 358 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II318
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 Development Engineer II" appears on 15,049 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 151 employers for worksites in 309 cities; the median offered wage is $163,185, so the median in Palo Alto is 12.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
15,049
Employers nationwide
151
Cities with filings
309
National median offered wage
$163,185
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
2.4%
Cities with the most applications for Software Development Engineer II
  1. Seattle, WA4,848
  2. Sunnyvale, CA1,225
  3. Bellevue, WA1,101
  4. New York City, NY967
  5. Austin, TX871
  6. Santa Clara, CA635
  7. East Palo Alto, CA544
  8. Arlington, VA437
  9. San Francisco, CA426
  10. Palo Alto, CA360
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; "Software Development Engineer II" ranks #4 by applications, with 2.1% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Software Development Engineer II in Palo Alto
4
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. Senior Software Engineer419
  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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