Checked Oct 23, 2026

PERM Salaries in Santa Clara, CA

PERM labor certifications for jobs located in Santa Clara, CA, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 1,935; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $165,328; Middle half $136,739 to $187,866
Certified rate: 94.5%; 112 denied
California median offered: $145,311; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	NVIDIA Corporation	629	$184,662
2	Intel Corporation	195	$136,739
3	ServiceNow, Inc.	172	$181,000
4	GlobalLogic Inc.	147	$139,226
5	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	120	$159,835
6	Applied Materials, Inc	72	$137,988
7	Pure Storage, Inc.	62	$174,000
8	Persistent Systems Inc.	61	$133,245
9	Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.	34	$157,000
10	Oracle America, Inc.	27	$167,021
11	Arista Networks, Inc.	25	$158,191
12	Auris Health, Inc.	19	$145,288
13	OmniVision Technologies, Inc.	17	$151,091
14	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	16	$151,091
15	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	15	$180,003
16	Ampere Computing LLC	14	$146,461
17	RiVos Inc.	12	$155,064
18	Ryzlink Corp	12	$136,074
19	Xmotors.ai, INC.	11	$172,931
20	Ambarella Corp.	9	$151,091
21	Blue River Technology LLC	7	$154,000
22	DataStax, Inc.	7	$182,333
23	HCL America Solutions, Inc.	7	$197,829
24	Agilent Technologies, Inc.	6	$171,551
25	HCL America, Inc.	6	$166,556
26	Kpmg LLP	6	$142,006
27	Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.	6	$233,945
28	Astera Labs, Inc.	5	$156,624
29	Atlasis Technologies LLC	5	$165,422
30	Aviatrix Systems, Inc.	5	$165,000

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	699	$184,662
2	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	370	$153,504
3	Computer Systems Analysts	183	$140,031
4	Industrial Engineers	72	$141,147
5	Project Management Specialists	55	$163,200
6	Computer Programmers	53	$126,693
7	Sales Engineers	47	$173,040
8	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	47	$170,000
9	Data Scientists	45	$170,186
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	32	$239,200
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	30	$239,200
12	Computer Hardware Engineers	28	$168,980
13	Marketing Managers	21	$190,445
14	Materials Engineers	21	$136,739
15	Engineers, All Other	20	$145,288
16	Mechanical Engineers	16	$130,000
17	Information Security Analysts	14	$141,512
18	Electrical Engineers	13	$156,624
19	Database Administrators	12	$124,311
20	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12	$144,900
21	Web and Digital Interface Designers	12	$176,000
22	Computer and Information Research Scientists	11	$166,732
23	Database Architects	11	$210,662
24	Logisticians	10	$151,900
25	Operations Research Analysts	10	$186,500
26	Computer Network Architects	9	$186,472
27	Financial and Investment Analysts	8	$139,443
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7	$113,300
29	Accountants and Auditors	6	$137,030
30	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	5	$144,000

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineer	164	$158,332
2	Sr. Systems Software Engineer	140	$226,158
3	Component Design Engineer	75	$121,498
4	Sr. ASIC Engineer	74	$162,523
5	Systems Software Engineer	67	$184,662
6	Systems Analysts	61	$139,226
7	Systems Programmers	40	$106,718
8	Sr. Software Engineer	30	$188,967
9	Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer)	28	$149,000
10	Sr. Architect	25	$196,000
11	Process Engineer	22	$136,716
12	Systems Engineers	22	$157,973
13	ASIC Engineer	21	$134,176
14	Sr. Verification Engineer	20	$162,523
15	Sr. Mixed Signal Design Engineer	19	$180,052
16	Solutions Architect	18	$135,679
17	Solution Architect	16	$133,245
18	Systems Analyst	16	$139,226
19	Verification Engineer	16	$134,176
20	Senior Software Engineer	15	$183,726

Data sources

PERM Labor Certification Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

City is the work location on the filing, matched to Census place names.

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