H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Applications Engineer 5

Occupation profile for Software Applications Engineer 5 covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,718.

FY2026 certified median
$149,718
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,077–$153,176
Top employer
HP Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$149,947$147,254$152,828
FY20255$154,981$149,947$155,709
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$149,718$147,077$153,176

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Applications Engineer 5FY2024 $149,947; FY2025 $154,981; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,718$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$149,947FY2025$154,981FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,718Certified median offer, Software Applications Engineer 5FY2024 $149,947; FY2025 $154,981; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,718$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$149,947FY2025$154,981FY2026*$149,718
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. HP Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Spring6 filings
  2. Austin5 filings
  3. Chicago1 filings
  4. Glen Allen1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. HP Inc. · Software Applications Engineer 513 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595