H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate, Software Engineer III

Occupation profile for Associate, Software Engineer III covers 1,297 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $142,000.

FY2026 certified median
$142,000
Total filings
1,297
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,550–$155,600
Top employer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024408$130,100$123,450$140,800
FY2025648$140,000$130,400$149,650
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)241$142,000$132,550$155,600

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate, Software Engineer IIIFY2024 $130,100; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$130,100FY2025$140,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$142,000Certified median offer, Associate, Software Engineer IIIFY2024 $130,100; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$130,100FY2025$140,000FY2026*$142,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,283 filings
  2. Penske Truck Leasing Co LP14 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano377 filings
  2. Jersey City219 filings
  3. Wilmington153 filings
  4. Columbus146 filings
  5. Chicago94 filings
  6. Tampa87 filings
  7. New York53 filings
  8. Houston44 filings
  9. Palo Alto41 filings
  10. Newark16 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Associate, Software Engineer III1,283 filings
  2. Penske Truck Leasing Co LP · Associate, Software Engineer III14 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086