H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff IT Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff IT Software Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $195,548.

FY2026 certified median
$195,548
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$178,377–$195,548
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20259$199,025$193,288$201,747
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$195,548$178,377$195,548

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff IT Software EngineerFY2025 $199,025; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,548$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$199,025FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$195,548Certified median offer, Senior Staff IT Software EngineerFY2025 $199,025; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,548$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$199,025FY2026*$195,548
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.14 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara13 filings
  2. Leander1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff IT Software 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1211$102,960$129,938$156,894$183,872
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1255$128,336$164,320$200,304$236,288