H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Dev Engineer I

Occupation profile for Software Dev Engineer I covers 3,754 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,000.

FY2026 certified median
$129,000
Total filings
3,754
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,000–$136,700
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$125,807$116,545$139,589
FY20251,606$129,000$129,000$133,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2,125$129,000$129,000$136,700

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Dev Engineer IFY2024 $125,807; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,807FY2025$129,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$129,000Certified median offer, Software Dev Engineer IFY2024 $125,807; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,807FY2025$129,000FY2026*$129,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC2,003 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1,229 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.256 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc147 filings
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc.55 filings
  6. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.24 filings
  7. A9.com LLC9 filings
  8. Amazon Advertising LLC5 filings
  9. IMDb.com, Inc.5 filings
  10. CSC Investments II, LLC4 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle1,832 filings
  2. Bellevue345 filings
  3. Austin257 filings
  4. New York177 filings
  5. East Palo Alto140 filings
  6. Arlington134 filings
  7. Santa Clara132 filings
  8. Sunnyvale99 filings
  9. Boston70 filings
  10. Tempe54 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Dev Engineer I2,003 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Software Dev Engineer I1,229 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Software Dev Engineer I256 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc · Software Dev Engineer I147 filings
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc. · Software Dev Engineer I55 filings
  6. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. · Software Dev Engineer I24 filings
  7. A9.com LLC · Software Dev Engineer I9 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
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
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285