H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Backend Software Engineer covers 61 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $204,101.

FY2026 certified median
$204,101
Total filings
61
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$176,500–$235,250
Top employer
Atlassian US, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$234,062$175,000$234,062
FY202519$190,122$156,500$289,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$204,101$176,500$235,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Backend Software EngineerFY2024 $234,062; FY2025 $190,122; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,101$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$234,062FY2025$190,122FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$204,101Certified median offer, Senior Backend Software EngineerFY2024 $234,062; FY2025 $190,122; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,101$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$234,062FY2025$190,122FY2026*$204,101
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Atlassian US, Inc.6 filings
  2. ByteDance Inc.6 filings
  3. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC6 filings
  4. TikTok Inc.5 filings
  5. 3D TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 filings
  6. Seven AI, Inc.3 filings
  7. ClearBlade, Inc.2 filings
  8. Nokia of America Corporation2 filings
  9. Roblox Corporation2 filings
  10. Trivelta LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Bellevue11 filings
  2. Boston10 filings
  3. Brighton9 filings
  4. San Jose7 filings
  5. Mountain View5 filings
  6. New York3 filings
  7. San Mateo2 filings
  8. Austin2 filings
  9. Seattle2 filings
  10. Dublin1 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051