H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Software Engineer, Backend

Occupation profile for Lead Software Engineer, Backend covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,574.

FY2026 certified median
$187,574
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$180,882–$194,431
Top employer
Freshworks Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$187,574$180,882$194,431

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Software Engineer, BackendFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,574$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,574Certified median offer, Lead Software Engineer, BackendFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,574$0$70k$140k$210kFY2026*$187,574
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Freshworks Inc.4 filings
  2. Genies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Mateo3 filings
  2. Sudbury1 filings
  3. West New York1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461