H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff/Manager Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff/Manager Software Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $184,974.

FY2026 certified median
$184,974
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$184,974–$188,327
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$177,154$171,080$187,515
FY20256$184,974$179,109$189,824
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$184,974$184,974$188,327

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff/Manager Software EngineerFY2024 $177,154; FY2025 $184,974; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,974$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$177,154FY2025$184,974FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$184,974Certified median offer, Senior Staff/Manager Software EngineerFY2024 $177,154; FY2025 $184,974; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,974$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$177,154FY2025$184,974FY2026*$184,974
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.9 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.5 filings
  3. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.5 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego13 filings
  2. Santa Clara6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Senior Staff/Manager Software Engineer9 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653