H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Developer 1

Occupation profile for Software Developer 1 covers 41 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,838.

FY2026 certified median
$127,838
Total filings
41
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$97,272–$134,250
Top employer
UWorld, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$87,125$85,000$102,750
FY202514$87,699$84,094$106,969
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$127,838$97,272$134,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Developer 1FY2024 $87,125; FY2025 $87,699; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,838$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$87,125FY2025$87,699FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,838Certified median offer, Software Developer 1FY2024 $87,125; FY2025 $87,699; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,838$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$87,125FY2025$87,699FY2026*$127,838
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UWorld, LLC16 filings
  2. The Leland Stanford, Jr University9 filings
  3. BLUE5GREEN LLC.4 filings
  4. Aryadit Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  5. SMART DATA SYSTEMS, LLC2 filings
  6. Apptium Technologies LLC1 filings
  7. Arnisys, LLC1 filings
  8. Dell Products L.P.1 filings
  9. Exum Instruments, Inc.1 filings
  10. Narwal Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Coppell12 filings
  2. Dallas6 filings
  3. Stanford4 filings
  4. Plainsboro4 filings
  5. Redwood City2 filings
  6. Newark2 filings
  7. Palo Alto1 filings
  8. Edwardsville1 filings
  9. Cambridge1 filings
  10. Albuquerque1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UWorld, LLC · Software Developer 116 filings
  2. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Software Developer 19 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074015-1252$84,094$105,747$127,379$149,032
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459