H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer-Data

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer-Data covers 75 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $201,300.

FY2026 certified median
$201,300
Total filings
75
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$182,644–$212,202
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202417$186,503$180,263$207,392
FY202534$190,486$179,982$214,216
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$201,300$182,644$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-DataFY2024 $186,503; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $201,300$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$186,503FY2025$190,486FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$201,300Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer-DataFY2024 $186,503; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $201,300$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$186,503FY2025$190,486FY2026*$201,300
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.75 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle33 filings
  2. Cupertino29 filings
  3. Austin4 filings
  4. New York3 filings
  5. San Diego2 filings
  6. Sunnyvale2 filings
  7. Culver City1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer-Data75 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821
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 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818