H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Graduate Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Graduate Software Engineer covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,997.

FY2026 certified median
$131,997
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$114,754–$200,000
Top employer
Arm, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$148,900$120,975$175,000
FY20259$108,826$108,826$122,970
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$131,997$114,754$200,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Graduate Software EngineerFY2024 $148,900; FY2025 $108,826; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,997$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$148,900FY2025$108,826FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,997Certified median offer, Graduate Software EngineerFY2024 $148,900; FY2025 $108,826; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,997$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$148,900FY2025$108,826FY2026*$131,997
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Arm, Inc.9 filings
  2. Polar Operations LLC d/b/a IMC Markets4 filings
  3. Polar Operations LLC3 filings
  4. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company2 filings
  5. Impact Tech, Inc.2 filings
  6. IMC Americas, Inc.1 filings
  7. Renesas Electronics America Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago8 filings
  2. Austin5 filings
  3. Waltham4 filings
  4. Columbus2 filings
  5. Andover1 filings
  6. Columbia1 filings
  7. Spring1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Arm, Inc. · Graduate Software Engineer9 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1253$87,506$108,347$129,189$150,030
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459