H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Application Engineer covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $110,251.

FY2026 certified median
$110,251
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$101,053–$129,656
Top employer
Workday, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$118,400$101,950$143,684
FY202517$137,280$117,749$154,586
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$110,251$101,053$129,656

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Application EngineerFY2024 $118,400; FY2025 $137,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,251$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$118,400FY2025$137,280FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$110,251Certified median offer, Software Application EngineerFY2024 $118,400; FY2025 $137,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,251$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$118,400FY2025$137,280FY2026*$110,251
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Workday, Inc.13 filings
  2. Parab Consulting Group Inc3 filings
  3. Fortinet, Inc.2 filings
  4. ICF Incorporated, LLC2 filings
  5. [24]7.ai, Inc.1 filings
  6. Absolute Software Inc.1 filings
  7. Caterpillar Inc.1 filings
  8. Computer Consulting Services Inc1 filings
  9. Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, LLC1 filings
  10. HORIZON SOFTECH INC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pleasanton7 filings
  2. Atlanta4 filings
  3. Rockville3 filings
  4. Sunnyvale2 filings
  5. Jacksonville2 filings
  6. Mountain House1 filings
  7. Newbury Park1 filings
  8. Santa Clara1 filings
  9. Boulder1 filings
  10. Broomfield1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Workday, Inc. · Software Application Engineer13 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726015-1252$88,400$109,346$130,312$151,258
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538015-1252$84,760$106,558$128,357$150,155