H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer 5

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer 5 covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $122,970.

FY2025 certified median
$122,970
Total filings
7
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$122,970–$122,970
Top employer
Adobe Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$230,000$210,000$255,000
FY20251$122,970$122,970$122,970

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer 5FY2024 $230,000; FY2025 $122,970$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$230,000FY2025$122,970Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer 5FY2024 $230,000; FY2025 $122,970$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$230,000FY2025$122,970
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Adobe Inc.5 filings
  2. PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC1 filings
  3. WEX Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose4 filings
  2. Cambridge1 filings
  3. Portland1 filings
  4. Austin1 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
    2026-27Austin-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
    2026-27Portland-South Portland, MEArea 3886015-1252$90,709$110,864$131,040$151,195