H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Occupation profile for Senior Software Engineer, Backend covers 81 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $204,250.

FY2026 certified median
$204,250
Total filings
81
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$189,500–$222,500
Top employer
Match Group LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202424$193,862$175,188$207,030
FY202531$205,918$185,000$224,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$204,250$189,500$222,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Software Engineer, BackendFY2024 $193,862; FY2025 $205,918; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,250$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$193,862FY2025$205,918FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$204,250Certified median offer, Senior Software Engineer, BackendFY2024 $193,862; FY2025 $205,918; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,250$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$193,862FY2025$205,918FY2026*$204,250
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Match Group LLC5 filings
  2. Choreograph LLC4 filings
  3. Flexible Finance, Inc.4 filings
  4. Included Health Inc.4 filings
  5. Salesforce, Inc.4 filings
  6. Tinder LLC4 filings
  7. Spotnana Technology, Inc.3 filings
  8. BILL Operations LLC2 filings
  9. Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.2 filings
  10. Duolingo, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco14 filings
  2. Palo Alto10 filings
  3. New York10 filings
  4. Austin3 filings
  5. Dallas3 filings
  6. Redwood City2 filings
  7. San Diego2 filings
  8. San Jose2 filings
  9. Alpharetta2 filings
  10. Farmington2 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
    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
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693