H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Systems Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Systems Software Engineer covers 99 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,293.

FY2026 certified median
$181,293
Total filings
99
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,680–$205,430
Top employer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$147,393$127,264$194,492
FY202531$155,712$137,207$190,173
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)45$181,293$153,680$205,430

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Systems Software EngineerFY2024 $147,393; FY2025 $155,712; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,293$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$147,393FY2025$155,712FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,293Certified median offer, Senior Systems Software EngineerFY2024 $147,393; FY2025 $155,712; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,293$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$147,393FY2025$155,712FY2026*$181,293
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company63 filings
  2. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company14 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation8 filings
  4. Carnegie Mellon University3 filings
  5. Citrix Systems, Inc.2 filings
  6. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC1 filings
  7. Cloud Software Group, Inc.1 filings
  8. DTEX Systems, Inc.1 filings
  9. EnerSys Delaware Inc.1 filings
  10. Micron Technology, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose19 filings
  2. Sunnyvale11 filings
  3. Franklin10 filings
  4. Roseville5 filings
  5. Durham5 filings
  6. Austin5 filings
  7. Santa Clara4 filings
  8. Ft. Collins3 filings
  9. Pittsburgh3 filings
  10. Spring3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · Senior Systems Software Engineer63 filings
  2. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company · Senior Systems Software Engineer14 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation · Senior Systems Software Engineer8 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 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334015-1252$84,677$102,586$120,494$138,403
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1299$62,608$89,627$116,646$143,666
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1299$72,717$98,259$123,781$149,323
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438