H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chief SW Engineer

Occupation profile for Chief SW Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $215,556.

FY2026 certified median
$215,556
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$209,084–$217,600
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20255$206,315$204,500$212,202
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$215,556$209,084$217,600

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chief SW EngineerFY2025 $206,315; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,556$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2025$206,315FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$215,556Certified median offer, Chief SW EngineerFY2025 $206,315; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,556$0$80k$160k$240kFY2025$206,315FY2026*$215,556
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC4 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.3 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Foster City6 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Bellevue1 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 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086