H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer Senior Systems Software

Occupation profile for Engineer Senior Systems Software covers 531 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $184,558.

FY2026 certified median
$184,558
Total filings
531
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$173,239–$207,095
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202459$180,000$175,313$208,216
FY202539$184,000$180,000$206,315
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)433$184,558$173,239$207,095

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer Senior Systems SoftwareFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $184,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,558$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$184,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$184,558Certified median offer, Engineer Senior Systems SoftwareFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $184,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,558$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,000FY2025$184,000FY2026*$184,558
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation530 filings
  2. Mellanox Technologies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara316 filings
  2. Redmond27 filings
  3. Austin23 filings
  4. Seattle19 filings
  5. New York12 filings
  6. San Diego7 filings
  7. Bellevue6 filings
  8. Durham4 filings
  9. Irvine3 filings
  10. San Jose3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · Engineer Senior Systems Software530 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187