H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Distinguished Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Distinguished Software Engineer covers 41 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $188,737.

FY2026 certified median
$188,737
Total filings
41
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$185,587–$199,915
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$250,000$184,883$271,174
FY202517$184,827$184,827$232,120
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$188,737$185,587$199,915

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Distinguished Software EngineerFY2024 $250,000; FY2025 $184,827; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,737$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$250,000FY2025$184,827FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$188,737Certified median offer, Distinguished Software EngineerFY2024 $250,000; FY2025 $184,827; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,737$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$250,000FY2025$184,827FY2026*$188,737
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.18 filings
  2. Ruckus Wireless LLC4 filings
  3. ARRIS Solutions LLC2 filings
  4. Intuit Inc.2 filings
  5. Ampere Computing LLC1 filings
  6. Arrcus, Inc.1 filings
  7. BLACKBERRY CORPORATION1 filings
  8. Capital One Services, LLC1 filings
  9. Cisco Systems, Inc.1 filings
  10. Covidien LP1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale15 filings
  2. Mountain View4 filings
  3. Bellevue3 filings
  4. Bentonville2 filings
  5. San Diego2 filings
  6. San Jose2 filings
  7. Menlo Park1 filings
  8. Mountain House1 filings
  9. Newark1 filings
  10. Palo Alto1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Distinguished Software Engineer18 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
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693