H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Associate, Software Engineering covers 756 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $138,500.

FY2026 certified median
$138,500
Total filings
756
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$119,650–$147,000
Top employer
GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024259$132,000$115,000$149,875
FY2025252$130,000$111,600$145,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)245$138,500$119,650$147,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate, Software EngineeringFY2024 $132,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $138,500$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$132,000FY2025$130,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$138,500Certified median offer, Associate, Software EngineeringFY2024 $132,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $138,500$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$132,000FY2025$130,000FY2026*$138,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC365 filings
  2. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC208 filings
  3. GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA95 filings
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co.57 filings
  5. GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P.20 filings
  6. The Ayco Company, L.P., a Goldman Sachs Company3 filings
  7. Folio Financial, Inc.2 filings
  8. The Options Clearing Corporation2 filings
  9. Whirlpool Corporation2 filings
  10. Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas305 filings
  2. New York173 filings
  3. Salt Lake City101 filings
  4. Richardson54 filings
  5. Jersey City31 filings
  6. Cohoes14 filings
  7. Plano12 filings
  8. Tampa10 filings
  9. Wilmington9 filings
  10. Columbus7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC · Associate, Software Engineering365 filings
  2. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC · Associate, Software Engineering208 filings
  3. GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA · Associate, Software Engineering95 filings
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Associate, Software Engineering57 filings
  5. GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P. · Associate, Software Engineering20 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
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1252$85,426$107,182$128,960$150,717
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910013-2051$68,640$91,437$114,213$137,010
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-2051$70,512$93,704$116,917$140,109