H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Engineer, Software Engineering covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,487.

FY2026 certified median
$120,487
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$119,226–$121,373
Top employer
Cardinal Health
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$101,192$100,298$111,548
FY20257$122,010$106,168$122,527
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$120,487$119,226$121,373

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer, Software EngineeringFY2024 $101,192; FY2025 $122,010; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,487$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$101,192FY2025$122,010FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,487Certified median offer, Engineer, Software EngineeringFY2024 $101,192; FY2025 $122,010; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,487$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$101,192FY2025$122,010FY2026*$120,487
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cardinal Health6 filings
  2. MAXIMUS Inc.3 filings
  3. Castlight Health, Inc.2 filings
  4. HyAxiom, Inc.2 filings
  5. Sephora USA, Inc.2 filings
  6. Coyote Logistics, LLC1 filings
  7. MatrixCare, Inc.1 filings
  8. ResMed SaaS Holdings, Inc.1 filings
  9. Saviynt, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Dublin6 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. South Windsor2 filings
  4. Carlsbad1 filings
  5. El Segundo1 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. Bloomington1 filings
  8. Maple Grove1 filings
  9. Morrisville1 filings
  10. McKinney1 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
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554015-1252$95,077$114,733$134,368$154,024
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1211$95,930$120,536$145,163$169,770
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653