H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Dev Engineer III

Occupation profile for Software Dev Engineer III covers 1,142 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $204,600.

FY2026 certified median
$204,600
Total filings
1,142
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$191,100–$216,000
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$129,709$129,709$129,709
FY2025488$211,700$203,050$224,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)653$204,600$191,100$216,000

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 IIIFY2024 $129,709; FY2025 $211,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,600$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$129,709FY2025$211,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$204,600Certified median offer, Software Dev Engineer IIIFY2024 $129,709; FY2025 $211,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,600$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$129,709FY2025$211,700FY2026*$204,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC914 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.117 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.70 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc22 filings
  5. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.6 filings
  6. A9.com LLC4 filings
  7. Amazon Advertising LLC2 filings
  8. Twitch Interactive, Inc.2 filings
  9. Amazon Payments, Inc.1 filings
  10. Elemental Technologies LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle591 filings
  2. Bellevue169 filings
  3. Sunnyvale62 filings
  4. Austin54 filings
  5. New York50 filings
  6. Santa Clara40 filings
  7. Arlington23 filings
  8. East Palo Alto21 filings
  9. Palo Alto21 filings
  10. Boston17 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Dev Engineer III914 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Software Dev Engineer III117 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Software Dev Engineer III70 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc · Software Dev Engineer III22 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
2026-27Los 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
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693