H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Dir. Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Dir. Software Engineering covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,437.

FY2026 certified median
$164,437
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,658–$177,219
Top employer
Optum Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20257$159,000$152,547$186,774
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$164,437$157,658$177,219

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Dir. Software EngineeringFY2025 $159,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,437$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$159,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,437Certified median offer, Dir. Software EngineeringFY2025 $159,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,437$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$159,000FY2026*$164,437
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Optum Services, Inc.5 filings
  2. Sagent M&C, LLC5 filings
  3. Ascend Learning LLC1 filings
  4. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.1 filings
  5. Circana, LLC1 filings
  6. Staples, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Coppell5 filings
  2. Deerfield Beach1 filings
  3. Lutz1 filings
  4. Cumming1 filings
  5. Chicago1 filings
  6. Framingham1 filings
  7. Eden Prairie1 filings
  8. St. Louis1 filings
  9. Austin1 filings
  10. McKinney1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206011-3021$134,493$163,717$192,962$222,186
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1242$75,629$96,429$117,208$138,008
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910011-3021$127,525$156,478$185,432$214,386
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310011-3021$109,533$142,480$175,427$208,374
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346011-3021$133,058$162,718$192,379$222,040
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118011-3021$113,818$139,963$166,130$192,275