H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Dev Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Dev Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,750.

FY2026 certified median
$141,750
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$141,075–$165,675
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$103,096$102,144$104,048
FY202514$129,000$129,000$152,865
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$141,750$141,075$165,675

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Dev EngineerFY2024 $103,096; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,750$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$103,096FY2025$129,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$141,750Certified median offer, Software Dev EngineerFY2024 $103,096; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,750$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$103,096FY2025$129,000FY2026*$141,750
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC6 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.3 filings
  3. Nokia of America Corporation3 filings
  4. Akraya, Inc.1 filings
  5. Amazon Web Services, Inc.1 filings
  6. Apple Inc.1 filings
  7. BOT TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 filings
  8. SonicWall, Inc.1 filings
  9. TEC INTUITION INC1 filings
  10. Veeam VaaS Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle6 filings
  2. Sunnyvale4 filings
  3. Santa Clara2 filings
  4. Bellevue2 filings
  5. East Palo Alto1 filings
  6. Milpitas1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. Jersey City1 filings
  9. Argyle1 filings
  10. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1244$87,610$111,883$136,157$160,430
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080