H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Dev Engineer II

Occupation profile for Software Dev Engineer II covers 4,912 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,500.

FY2026 certified median
$173,500
Total filings
4,912
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,500–$185,200
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202443$143,185$128,854$151,840
FY20251,366$172,150$158,977$185,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3,503$173,500$161,500$185,200

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 IIFY2024 $143,185; FY2025 $172,150; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$143,185FY2025$172,150FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,500Certified median offer, Software Dev Engineer IIFY2024 $143,185; FY2025 $172,150; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$143,185FY2025$172,150FY2026*$173,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC3,437 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.816 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.306 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc145 filings
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc.116 filings
  6. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.26 filings
  7. Amazon Advertising LLC14 filings
  8. Zappos.com LLC8 filings
  9. IMDb.com, Inc.6 filings
  10. Twitch Interactive, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle2,333 filings
  2. Bellevue685 filings
  3. Austin363 filings
  4. New York238 filings
  5. Sunnyvale209 filings
  6. Santa Clara148 filings
  7. Arlington147 filings
  8. East Palo Alto76 filings
  9. Boston69 filings
  10. Palo Alto60 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Dev Engineer II3,437 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Software Dev Engineer II816 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Software Dev Engineer II306 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc · Software Dev Engineer II145 filings
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc. · Software Dev Engineer II116 filings
  6. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. · Software Dev Engineer II26 filings
  7. Amazon Advertising LLC · Software Dev Engineer II14 filings
  8. Zappos.com LLC · Software Dev Engineer II8 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894