H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Expert Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Expert Software Engineer covers 62 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,100.

FY2026 certified median
$175,100
Total filings
62
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,371–$187,574
Top employer
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$166,785$160,000$173,038
FY202531$153,400$147,000$173,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$175,100$153,371$187,574

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Expert Software EngineerFY2024 $166,785; FY2025 $153,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,100$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$166,785FY2025$153,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,100Certified median offer, Expert Software EngineerFY2024 $166,785; FY2025 $153,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,100$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$166,785FY2025$153,400FY2026*$175,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.18 filings
  2. Delta Dental Insurance Company12 filings
  3. Corporation Service Company11 filings
  4. Delta Dental Of California6 filings
  5. Veradigm LLC4 filings
  6. Align Technology, Inc.3 filings
  7. Altera Digital Health Inc.2 filings
  8. ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC1 filings
  9. Afiniti, Inc.1 filings
  10. AT&T SERVICES, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Lowell14 filings
  2. Alpharetta12 filings
  3. Wilmington10 filings
  4. Oakland5 filings
  5. Morrisville2 filings
  6. Allen2 filings
  7. San Antonio2 filings
  8. Sterling2 filings
  9. Bentonville1 filings
  10. Cerritos1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. · Expert Software Engineer18 filings
  2. Delta Dental Insurance Company · Expert Software Engineer12 filings
  3. Corporation Service Company · Expert Software Engineer11 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
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
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
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170015-1252$89,877$109,886$129,875$149,885
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160