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Wage recordSOC 15-1252 · CAVintage 2026-06-3028,193 filings with wages

Offered wages · LCA (ETA-9035)

Software Developers in California

LCA disclosure records show 28,193 filings with a disclosed offered wage for Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) at worksites in California. Wages below are the employers' stated offers, annualized; they are not survey averages and not all filings lead to employment.

25th percentile

$159,908

Median offer

$187,574

75th percentile

$215,800

Distribution of offers

$110k–$126k: 808 filings$126k–$142k: 1,994 filings$142k–$158k: 3,481 filings$158k–$173k: 4,044 filings$173k–$189k: 4,513 filings$189k–$205k: 3,396 filings$205k–$221k: 3,168 filings$221k–$237k: 2,598 filings$237k–$253k: 1,242 filings$253k–$268k: 1,207 filings$268k–$284k: 490 filings$284k–$300k: 356 filingsp25 $160kmedian $188kp75 $216k$110k$300k
Annualized offered wage, disclosed LCA filings (2nd–98th percentile range)

Employers filing this occupation in CA

EmployerFilingsMedian offer
Google LLC3,654$200,000
Apple Inc.1,750$184,508
Meta Platforms, Inc1,595$221,024
Amazon.com Services LLC960$183,100
Nvidia Corporation718$189,424
Linkedin Corporation530$182,523
Wal-mart Associates, INC.509$150,080
Salesforce, Inc.485$216,930
Paypal, Inc.477$169,576
Microsoft Corporation387$199,500
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