H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)

Occupation profile for APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER) covers 251 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,655.

FY2026 certified median
$130,655
Total filings
251
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$112,923–$133,536
Top employer
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202487$126,547$120,328$128,232
FY202592$112,986$105,997$127,878
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)72$130,655$112,923$133,536

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)FY2024 $126,547; FY2025 $112,986; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,655$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$126,547FY2025$112,986FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,655Certified median offer, APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)FY2024 $126,547; FY2025 $112,986; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,655$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$126,547FY2025$112,986FY2026*$130,655
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.250 filings
  2. BYTESOFTWARESOLUTION, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Charlotte74 filings
  2. Plano52 filings
  3. Jersey City31 filings
  4. Addison24 filings
  5. Pennington21 filings
  6. Chicago10 filings
  7. Atlanta8 filings
  8. Newark6 filings
  9. Jacksonville4 filings
  10. Kennesaw3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC. · APPLICATION ARCHITECT/PROGRAMMER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)250 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1252$88,296$110,344$132,413$154,461
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726015-1252$88,400$109,346$130,312$151,258
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595