H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)

Occupation profile for SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER) covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,000.

FY2026 certified median
$165,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$165,000–$264,514
Top employer
Life Space Digital Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$180,140$157,570$202,710
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$165,000$165,000$264,514

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 (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)FY2025 $180,140; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$180,140FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,000Certified median offer, SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER)FY2025 $180,140; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$180,140FY2026*$165,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Life Space Digital Inc3 filings
  2. IBM Corporation2 filings
  3. ICENTRIS, INC.1 filings
  4. Tightrope Interactive, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York3 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. Oakland1 filings
  4. Woods Cross1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Ogden, UTArea 3626015-1252$75,067$96,387$117,728$139,048
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187