H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Leader, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Leader, Software Engineering covers 83 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $216,126.

FY2026 certified median
$216,126
Total filings
83
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,725–$236,721
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$167,600$138,750$191,356
FY202521$178,500$154,000$198,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$216,126$164,725$236,721

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Leader, Software EngineeringFY2024 $167,600; FY2025 $178,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,126$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$167,600FY2025$178,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$216,126Certified median offer, Leader, Software EngineeringFY2024 $167,600; FY2025 $178,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,126$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$167,600FY2025$178,500FY2026*$216,126
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.83 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose21 filings
  2. San Francisco12 filings
  3. Austin10 filings
  4. Milpitas8 filings
  5. Richardson5 filings
  6. Tracy4 filings
  7. Seattle3 filings
  8. Bentonville2 filings
  9. Carlsbad2 filings
  10. Research Triangle Park2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Leader, Software Engineering83 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
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
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229