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Software Engineer II in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Software Engineer II
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
147
Median offered wage
$151,232
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$151,232certified 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 Engineer II" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202245
FY202322
FY202427
FY202535
FY2026*18
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
18
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. Pinterest, Inc.32
  2. Rivian, LLC28
  3. Argo AI, LLC19
  4. Rivian Automotive, LLC17
  5. Latitude AI, LLC15
  6. AppLovin Corporation13
  7. Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC4
  8. Navan, Inc.3
  9. Twitter, Inc.3
  10. Velocity Global, LLC2
  11. Rhombus Power, Inc.2
  12. Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.2
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 $151,232; middle half $148,500 to $172,931 · median prevailing wage $141,378 (marker) · 142 applications.

$140k$155k$170k$185k$200k
$140k$155k$170k$185k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I21
  2. Level II105
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV1
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 Engineer II" appears on 7,180 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,149 employers for worksites in 719 cities; the median offered wage is $125,000, so the median in Palo Alto is 21.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,180
Employers nationwide
1,149
Cities with filings
719
National median offered wage
$125,000
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
2.0%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer II
  1. Boston, MA376
  2. Seattle, WA371
  3. San Francisco, CA322
  4. New York City, NY299
  5. Bellevue, WA193
  6. Atlanta, GA187
  7. Austin, TX161
  8. San Jose, CA148
  9. Palo Alto, CA147
  10. Mountain View, CA146
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 Engineer II" ranks #12 by applications, with 0.9% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Software Engineer II in Palo Alto
12
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. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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