H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Backend/API Engineer

Occupation profile for Backend/API Engineer covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $213,512.

FY2026 certified median
$213,512
Total filings
68
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$213,512–$213,512
Top employer
Stripe, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202439$181,272$169,229$184,662
FY202528$180,346$151,554$190,486
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$213,512$213,512$213,512

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Backend/API EngineerFY2024 $181,272; FY2025 $180,346; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,512$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$181,272FY2025$180,346FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$213,512Certified median offer, Backend/API EngineerFY2024 $181,272; FY2025 $180,346; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,512$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$181,272FY2025$180,346FY2026*$213,512
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Stripe, Inc.67 filings
  2. TEKRIDERS INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. South San Francisco22 filings
  2. Seattle19 filings
  3. New York14 filings
  4. Charlotte2 filings
  5. Los Angeles1 filings
  6. Morgan Hill1 filings
  7. San Diego1 filings
  8. Santa Clara1 filings
  9. Sunnyvale1 filings
  10. Tampa1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Stripe, Inc. · Backend/API Engineer67 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Longview, TXArea 3098015-1252$79,830$97,968$116,106$134,243
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282015-1252$83,678$103,043$122,408$141,773
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693