H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Software Engineer covers 21,361 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,907.

FY2026 certified median
$152,907
Total filings
21,361
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,600–$187,741
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247,565$141,075$122,699$166,080
FY20258,251$147,846$127,754$173,400
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5,545$152,907$132,600$187,741

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Software EngineerFY2024 $141,075; FY2025 $147,846; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,907$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$141,075FY2025$147,846FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,907Certified median offer, Senior Software EngineerFY2024 $141,075; FY2025 $147,846; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,907$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$141,075FY2025$147,846FY2026*$152,907
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.2,116 filings
  2. U.S. Bank National Association475 filings
  3. Optum Services, Inc.395 filings
  4. Bloomberg L.P.362 filings
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc.310 filings
  6. Google LLC301 filings
  7. Mastercard Technologies, LLC280 filings
  8. Intuit Inc.249 filings
  9. ServiceNow, Inc.239 filings
  10. Snowflake Inc.227 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco1,055 filings
  2. New York1,025 filings
  3. Bentonville999 filings
  4. Sunnyvale972 filings
  5. Charlotte587 filings
  6. San Jose502 filings
  7. Seattle476 filings
  8. Irving470 filings
  9. Austin469 filings
  10. Mountain View467 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Senior Software Engineer2,116 filings
  2. U.S. Bank National Association · Senior Software Engineer475 filings
  3. Optum Services, Inc. · Senior Software Engineer395 filings
  4. Bloomberg L.P. · Senior Software Engineer362 filings
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Senior Software Engineer310 filings
  6. Google LLC · Senior Software Engineer301 filings
  7. Mastercard Technologies, LLC · Senior Software Engineer280 filings
  8. Intuit Inc. · Senior Software Engineer249 filings
  9. ServiceNow, Inc. · Senior Software Engineer239 filings
  10. Snowflake Inc. · Senior Software Engineer227 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746