H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Embedded Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Embedded Software Engineer covers 572 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,077.

FY2026 certified median
$108,077
Total filings
572
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,789–$136,022
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024189$103,293$90,355$126,942
FY2025213$106,779$90,000$132,350
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)170$108,077$92,789$136,022

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Embedded Software EngineerFY2024 $103,293; FY2025 $106,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,077$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$103,293FY2025$106,779FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,077Certified median offer, Embedded Software EngineerFY2024 $103,293; FY2025 $106,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,077$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$103,293FY2025$106,779FY2026*$108,077
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc37 filings
  2. Caterpillar Inc.32 filings
  3. FORD MOTOR COMPANY23 filings
  4. Tek Labs, Inc.22 filings
  5. Cintal, Inc.13 filings
  6. ETAS, INC.11 filings
  7. Schlumberger Technology Corporation10 filings
  8. Pentangle Tech Services LLC9 filings
  9. ARDOR IT SOLUTIONS INC8 filings
  10. BrightSharks Engineering Services LLC8 filings

Top cities

  1. Chillicothe86 filings
  2. Sunnyvale24 filings
  3. Farmington Hills17 filings
  4. Dearborn15 filings
  5. Redmond14 filings
  6. Plymouth13 filings
  7. Columbus12 filings
  8. Novi12 filings
  9. Mossville11 filings
  10. Troy11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Embedded Software Engineer37 filings
  2. Caterpillar Inc. · Embedded Software Engineer32 filings
  3. FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Embedded Software Engineer23 filings
  4. Tek Labs, Inc. · Embedded Software Engineer22 filings
  5. Cintal, Inc. · Embedded Software Engineer13 filings
  6. ETAS, INC. · Embedded Software Engineer11 filings
  7. Schlumberger Technology Corporation · Embedded Software Engineer10 filings
  8. Pentangle Tech Services LLC · Embedded Software Engineer9 filings
  9. TECHNOSQUARE INC · Embedded Software Engineer8 filings
  10. S3STAFFINGUSA INC · Embedded Software Engineer8 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790015-1252$93,725$111,446$129,168$146,890
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2071$75,733$93,558$111,384$129,210
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693