H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Occupation profile for LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING covers 182 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,718.

FY2026 certified median
$105,718
Total filings
182
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$96,875–$120,330
Top employer
UST Global Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202479$87,640$82,000$111,696
FY202583$100,000$89,261$113,797
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$105,718$96,875$120,330

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGFY2024 $87,640; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,718$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$87,640FY2025$100,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$105,718Certified median offer, LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGFY2024 $87,640; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,718$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$87,640FY2025$100,000FY2026*$105,718
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UST Global Inc167 filings
  2. UST HEALTHPROOF INC.14 filings
  3. Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Issaquah16 filings
  2. Aliso Viejo14 filings
  3. Bentonville11 filings
  4. Alpharetta11 filings
  5. Saint Louis9 filings
  6. Atlanta8 filings
  7. San Antonio8 filings
  8. Richmond8 filings
  9. Bellevue7 filings
  10. Mason5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UST Global Inc · LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING167 filings
  2. UST HEALTHPROOF INC. · LEAD I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING14 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1251$73,902$89,523$105,165$120,786
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1211$86,715$110,427$134,160$157,872
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1211$85,446$104,042$122,616$141,211
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1251$91,291$110,323$129,376$148,408
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1211$67,704$82,493$97,261$112,050
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1251$69,181$88,504$107,827$127,150
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1251$67,454$82,368$97,282$112,195
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1211$81,453$101,587$121,701$141,835
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1251$63,045$83,096$103,126$123,178