H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior System Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior System Software Engineer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,355.

FY2026 certified median
$176,355
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,070–$194,000
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$159,313$130,485$174,626
FY20254$164,320$153,782$184,698
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$176,355$164,070$194,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior System Software EngineerFY2024 $159,313; FY2025 $164,320; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,355$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,313FY2025$164,320FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,355Certified median offer, Senior System Software EngineerFY2024 $159,313; FY2025 $164,320; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,355$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,313FY2025$164,320FY2026*$176,355
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation7 filings
  2. ChargePoint, Inc.1 filings
  3. Cyberender LLC1 filings
  4. HP Inc.1 filings
  5. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  6. SCALEFLUX, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara2 filings
  2. Campbell1 filings
  3. Milpitas1 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Gainesville1 filings
  7. Oviedo1 filings
  8. Pinellas Park1 filings
  9. Eugene1 filings
  10. Austin1 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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Eugene-Springfield, ORArea 2166015-1252$80,870$101,608$122,366$143,104
    2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354015-1252$83,408$103,501$123,614$143,707
    2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674015-1252$89,003$110,573$132,122$153,691
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851