H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer covers 4,275 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,365.

FY2026 certified median
$149,365
Total filings
4,275
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,640–$184,908
Top employer
Adobe Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,615$153,200$128,502$182,312
FY20251,483$148,558$120,002$174,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1,177$149,365$120,640$184,908

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $148,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,365$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$153,200FY2025$148,558FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,365Certified median offer, Software Development EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $148,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,365$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$153,200FY2025$148,558FY2026*$149,365
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Adobe Inc.1,162 filings
  2. Apple Inc.532 filings
  3. Expedia, Inc.425 filings
  4. Tesla, Inc.182 filings
  5. Workday, Inc.156 filings
  6. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC101 filings
  7. Fortinet, Inc.78 filings
  8. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.72 filings
  9. Zoom Communications, Inc.66 filings
  10. Autodesk, Inc.57 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose877 filings
  2. Seattle555 filings
  3. Austin305 filings
  4. Cupertino289 filings
  5. San Francisco138 filings
  6. Sunnyvale138 filings
  7. Fremont118 filings
  8. Lehi84 filings
  9. Redlands82 filings
  10. Atlanta79 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Adobe Inc. · Software Development Engineer1,162 filings
  2. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer532 filings
  3. Expedia, Inc. · Software Development Engineer425 filings
  4. Tesla, Inc. · Software Development Engineer182 filings
  5. Workday, Inc. · Software Development Engineer156 filings
  6. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Software Development Engineer101 filings
  7. Fortinet, Inc. · Software Development Engineer78 filings
  8. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. · Software Development Engineer72 filings
  9. Zoom Communications, Inc. · Software Development Engineer66 filings
  10. Autodesk, Inc. · Software Development Engineer57 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
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
2026-27Atlanta-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
2026-27Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 3934015-1252$83,949$108,722$133,494$158,267
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014015-1252$92,082$115,710$139,339$162,968