H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Software Development Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $200,000.

FY2026 certified median
$200,000
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$198,510–$212,185
Top employer
Zscaler, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$214,860$203,680$237,500
FY20255$182,370$157,412$207,328
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$200,000$198,510$212,185

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $214,860; FY2025 $182,370; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $200,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$214,860FY2025$182,370FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$200,000Certified median offer, Senior Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $214,860; FY2025 $182,370; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $200,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$214,860FY2025$182,370FY2026*$200,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Zscaler, Inc.7 filings
  2. ShipBob, Inc.4 filings
  3. Dow Jones and Company, Inc.2 filings
  4. FIS Management Services, LLC2 filings
  5. LiveRamp, Inc.1 filings
  6. Musarubra US, LLC1 filings
  7. Stryker Corporation1 filings
  8. Tesla, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose7 filings
  2. Hoffman Estates2 filings
  3. New York2 filings
  4. Fremont1 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Naperville1 filings
  8. Fort Wayne1 filings
  9. Columbia Station1 filings
  10. Bellevue1 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741015-1252$83,013$101,234$119,434$137,654
    2026-27Fort Wayne, INArea 2306015-1252$71,718$89,710$107,723$125,715
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187