H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer Senior Software

Occupation profile for Engineer Senior Software covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,254.

FY2026 certified median
$186,254
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,675–$213,512
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$180,000$170,000$190,000
FY20259$168,000$151,549$185,155
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)34$186,254$160,675$213,512

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer Senior SoftwareFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $168,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,254$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$168,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,254Certified median offer, Engineer Senior SoftwareFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $168,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,254$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,000FY2025$168,000FY2026*$186,254
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation44 filings
  2. Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara22 filings
  2. Seattle5 filings
  3. Holly Springs2 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Alameda1 filings
  6. Irvine1 filings
  7. Lowell1 filings
  8. Chaska1 filings
  9. Weddington1 filings
  10. Princeton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · Engineer Senior Software44 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538015-1252$84,760$106,558$128,357$150,155
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778015-1252$71,864$90,522$109,179$127,837
2026-27Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVArea 2982015-1252$84,718$111,738$138,736$165,755