H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development

Occupation profile for Software Development covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,528.

FY2026 certified median
$135,528
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,764–$138,292
Top employer
Synopsys, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$107,702$80,000$132,533
FY20252$162,235$151,319$173,152
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$135,528$132,764$138,292

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software DevelopmentFY2024 $107,702; FY2025 $162,235; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,528$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$107,702FY2025$162,235FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$135,528Certified median offer, Software DevelopmentFY2024 $107,702; FY2025 $162,235; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,528$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$107,702FY2025$162,235FY2026*$135,528
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Synopsys, Inc.3 filings
  2. General Motors2 filings
  3. AJACE, Inc1 filings
  4. AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC1 filings
  5. CoreStack Inc1 filings
  6. General Motors Company1 filings
  7. GO Green Enterprises, Inc.1 filings
  8. R.H. DOWNING1 filings
  9. Signitives Technologies LLC1 filings
  10. Software Integrity Group, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale3 filings
  2. Warren2 filings
  3. Duluth1 filings
  4. Roswell1 filings
  5. Marlborough1 filings
  6. Cary1 filings
  7. Irving1 filings
  8. Plano1 filings
  9. Cedar City1 filings
  10. Orem1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-2051$69,472$90,147$110,843$131,518
    2026-27Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 3934015-1252$83,949$108,722$133,494$158,267
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086