H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer - Applications

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer - Applications covers 412 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $212,202.

FY2026 certified median
$212,202
Total filings
412
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$212,202–$212,202
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024383$170,700$153,200$188,925
FY202526$160,831$156,751$189,743
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$212,202$212,202$212,202

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 - ApplicationsFY2024 $170,700; FY2025 $160,831; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $212,202$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$170,700FY2025$160,831FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$212,202Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - ApplicationsFY2024 $170,700; FY2025 $160,831; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $212,202$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$170,700FY2025$160,831FY2026*$212,202
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.397 filings
  2. Claris International Inc.7 filings
  3. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC3 filings
  4. APPLE PROCESSING LLC3 filings
  5. Apptad Inc2 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin125 filings
  2. Sunnyvale112 filings
  3. Cupertino82 filings
  4. Seattle42 filings
  5. New York19 filings
  6. San Diego8 filings
  7. Elk Grove4 filings
  8. Cary4 filings
  9. Pittsburgh3 filings
  10. San Francisco2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Applications397 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1243$132,642$161,762$190,882$220,002
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757