H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Member of Technical Staff (SWE)

Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (SWE) covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $267,500.

FY2026 certified median
$267,500
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$238,750–$296,250
Top employer
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$310,000$261,250$310,000
FY20252$250,000$247,500$252,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$267,500$238,750$296,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (SWE)FY2024 $310,000; FY2025 $250,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $267,500$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$310,000FY2025$250,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$267,500Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (SWE)FY2024 $310,000; FY2025 $250,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $267,500$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$310,000FY2025$250,000FY2026*$267,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC10 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco7 filings
  2. Bellevue2 filings
  3. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC · Member of Technical Staff (SWE)10 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461