H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Consulting Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Consulting Engineer covers 42 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,345.

FY2026 certified median
$158,345
Total filings
42
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,800–$160,805
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$128,502$120,328$158,771
FY202513$132,080$128,200$133,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$158,345$135,800$160,805

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Consulting EngineerFY2024 $128,502; FY2025 $132,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,345$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$128,502FY2025$132,080FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,345Certified median offer, Software Consulting EngineerFY2024 $128,502; FY2025 $132,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,345$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$128,502FY2025$132,080FY2026*$158,345
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.40 filings
  2. Avaya LLC1 filings
  3. VARTECH SYSTEMS INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Richardson10 filings
  2. Morrisville4 filings
  3. Seattle4 filings
  4. San Francisco3 filings
  5. San Jose3 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park3 filings
  7. Holmdel3 filings
  8. Austin2 filings
  9. Los Gatos1 filings
  10. Thornton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Software Consulting Engineer40 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090015-1252$80,246$102,232$124,197$146,182
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518