H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Software Development Engineer covers 888 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.

FY2026 certified median
$140,000
Total filings
888
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,000–$164,297
Top employer
Expedia, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024285$143,124$122,700$180,400
FY2025350$147,487$128,980$184,079
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)253$140,000$130,000$164,297

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Software Development EngineerFY2024 $143,124; FY2025 $147,487; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$143,124FY2025$147,487FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,000Certified median offer, Senior Software Development EngineerFY2024 $143,124; FY2025 $147,487; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$143,124FY2025$147,487FY2026*$140,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Expedia, Inc.108 filings
  2. United Parcel Service General Services, Co.101 filings
  3. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC100 filings
  4. Zillow, Inc.61 filings
  5. Brillio, LLC36 filings
  6. Delta Air Lines, Inc.25 filings
  7. CVS Pharmacy Inc.22 filings
  8. CarGurus, Inc.21 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc.18 filings
  10. GoDaddy.com, LLC14 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle144 filings
  2. Parsippany56 filings
  3. San Jose37 filings
  4. Alpharetta30 filings
  5. Atlanta26 filings
  6. Austin24 filings
  7. Woonsocket21 filings
  8. Bellevue21 filings
  9. Louisville20 filings
  10. Chicago19 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Expedia, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer108 filings
  2. United Parcel Service General Services, Co. · Senior Software Development Engineer101 filings
  3. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Senior Software Development Engineer100 filings
  4. Zillow, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer61 filings
  5. Brillio, LLC · Senior Software Development Engineer36 filings
  6. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer25 filings
  7. CVS Pharmacy Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer22 filings
  8. CarGurus, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer21 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer18 filings
  10. UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc. · Senior Software Development Engineer14 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779