H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Applications Engineer covers 85 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,500.

FY2026 certified median
$140,500
Total filings
85
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,792–$154,954
Top employer
HP Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202447$116,824$98,485$131,759
FY202515$110,000$103,525$130,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)23$140,500$124,792$154,954

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $116,824; FY2025 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,500$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$116,824FY2025$110,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,500Certified median offer, Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $116,824; FY2025 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,500$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$116,824FY2025$110,000FY2026*$140,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. HP Inc.30 filings
  2. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.15 filings
  3. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.9 filings
  4. Tesla, Inc.9 filings
  5. LER TechForce, LLC4 filings
  6. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.2 filings
  7. Informetric Systems, Inc.2 filings
  8. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.2 filings
  9. Transom Post OpCo, LLC d/b/a Bose Professional2 filings
  10. COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego17 filings
  2. Santa Clara13 filings
  3. Austin13 filings
  4. Spring9 filings
  5. Columbus4 filings
  6. Fremont3 filings
  7. Vancouver3 filings
  8. Hopkinton2 filings
  9. Buffalo2 filings
  10. Phoenix1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. HP Inc. · Software Applications Engineer30 filings
  2. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Software Applications Engineer15 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc. · Software Applications Engineer9 filings
  4. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. · Software Applications 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-1252$85,218$96,408$107,619$118,810
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538015-1252$84,760$106,558$128,357$150,155
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1253$66,331$91,686$117,042$142,397