H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety

Occupation profile for Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $291,320.

FY2026 certified median
$291,320
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$248,900–$333,740
Top employer
TikTok Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$179,000$166,000$192,000
FY20256$234,750$176,500$297,125
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$291,320$248,900$333,740

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Backend Software Engineer - Trust and SafetyFY2024 $179,000; FY2025 $234,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $291,320$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$179,000FY2025$234,750FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$291,320Certified median offer, Backend Software Engineer - Trust and SafetyFY2024 $179,000; FY2025 $234,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $291,320$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$179,000FY2025$234,750FY2026*$291,320
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TikTok Inc.9 filings
  2. ByteDance Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose5 filings
  2. Bellevue5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TikTok Inc. · Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety9 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