H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer – Eng.

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer – Eng. covers 85 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $189,000.

FY2026 certified median
$189,000
Total filings
85
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,000–$221,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$150,000$145,000$155,000
FY20258$160,068$143,294$177,602
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$189,000$175,000$221,000

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 – Eng.FY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $160,068; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$160,068FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$189,000Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $160,068; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$150,000FY2025$160,068FY2026*$189,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.85 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto68 filings
  2. Austin7 filings
  3. Sparks2 filings
  4. Fremont1 filings
  5. Hawthorne1 filings
  6. San Diego1 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. Grand Rapids1 filings
  9. Buffalo1 filings
  10. Del Valle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Software Development Engineer – Eng.85 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990015-1252$81,702$105,269$128,856$152,422
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114