H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chief Software Architect

Occupation profile for Chief Software Architect covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,000.

FY2026 certified median
$150,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,000–$150,000
Top employer
AstrumU, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$156,000$156,000$156,000
FY20253$242,500$213,750$271,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$150,000$150,000$150,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chief Software ArchitectFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $242,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$156,000FY2025$242,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,000Certified median offer, Chief Software ArchitectFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $242,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$156,000FY2025$242,500FY2026*$150,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AstrumU, Inc.1 filings
  2. Careexpand, LLC1 filings
  3. CREVAVI INC1 filings
  4. Depository Trust Company of Delaware, LLC1 filings
  5. Foundation Robotics Labs, Inc.1 filings
  6. Frontier Instruments Inc.1 filings
  7. Reputation.com Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Bentonville1 filings
  2. San Mateo1 filings
  3. San Ramon1 filings
  4. Wilmington1 filings
  5. Plano1 filings
  6. Bellevue1 filings
  7. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 4186011-3021$167,565$208,104$248,643$289,182
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222011-3021$95,326$126,131$156,915$187,720
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798011-3021$121,909$152,610$183,290$213,990
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818