H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Founding Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Founding Software Engineer covers 80 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,287.

FY2026 certified median
$186,287
Total filings
80
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,000–$213,512
Top employer
Effective AI, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$166,000$150,000$180,000
FY202526$130,250$111,483$165,403
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)46$186,287$161,000$213,512

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Founding Software EngineerFY2024 $166,000; FY2025 $130,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,287$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$166,000FY2025$130,250FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,287Certified median offer, Founding Software EngineerFY2024 $166,000; FY2025 $130,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,287$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$166,000FY2025$130,250FY2026*$186,287
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Effective AI, Inc.6 filings
  2. Prosights Labs, Inc.3 filings
  3. Scout Artificial Intelligence, Inc.3 filings
  4. ZEN LABS INC.3 filings
  5. 4Wall AI Inc.2 filings
  6. Axion Labs Inc.2 filings
  7. Cosmic Labs Technologies, Inc2 filings
  8. Inspo Labs Inc2 filings
  9. Jemi Inc.2 filings
  10. Kalos Technology, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco38 filings
  2. New York15 filings
  3. Mountain View6 filings
  4. Palo Alto3 filings
  5. Miami3 filings
  6. Redwood City2 filings
  7. San Mateo2 filings
  8. Houston2 filings
  9. San Bruno1 filings
  10. San Carlos1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810