H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer III - Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Engineer III - Software Engineering covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $143,000.

FY2026 certified median
$143,000
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$143,000–$143,000
Top employer
VeriSign, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$131,871$130,725$133,027
FY20251$136,547$136,547$136,547
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$143,000$143,000$143,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer III - Software EngineeringFY2024 $131,871; FY2025 $136,547; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$131,871FY2025$136,547FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$143,000Certified median offer, Engineer III - Software EngineeringFY2024 $131,871; FY2025 $136,547; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$131,871FY2025$136,547FY2026*$143,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. VeriSign, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Reston6 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
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214