H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Backend Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Backend Software Engineer covers 215 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
215
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$141,688–$208,500
Top employer
ByteDance Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202465$177,750$139,250$198,027
FY202576$162,000$144,000$190,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)74$175,000$141,688$208,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Backend Software EngineerFY2024 $177,750; FY2025 $162,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$177,750FY2025$162,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Backend Software EngineerFY2024 $177,750; FY2025 $162,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$177,750FY2025$162,000FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ByteDance Inc.59 filings
  2. TikTok Inc.34 filings
  3. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC22 filings
  4. Atlassian US, Inc.12 filings
  5. Digital Manufacturing Systems Inc.4 filings
  6. Fancycom Inc.4 filings
  7. Nokia of America Corporation4 filings
  8. Turing Video4 filings
  9. Finfare, Inc.3 filings
  10. Grantd Equity Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose62 filings
  2. Bellevue51 filings
  3. San Francisco14 filings
  4. Irvine7 filings
  5. Culver City6 filings
  6. Austin6 filings
  7. New York5 filings
  8. Mountain View4 filings
  9. Boulder4 filings
  10. Clinton Township4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ByteDance Inc. · Backend Software Engineer59 filings
  2. TikTok Inc. · Backend Software Engineer34 filings
  3. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC · Backend Software Engineer22 filings
  4. Atlassian US, Inc. · Backend Software Engineer12 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757