H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I covers 3,862 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,000.

FY2026 certified median
$130,000
Total filings
3,862
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,749–$143,050
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,669$129,000$113,300$135,283
FY20251,619$129,000$125,875$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)574$130,000$117,749$143,050

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 IFY2024 $129,000; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$129,000FY2025$129,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,000Certified median offer, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IFY2024 $129,000; FY2025 $129,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$129,000FY2025$129,000FY2026*$130,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC2,271 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.819 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.463 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc92 filings
  5. AUDIBLE, INC.70 filings
  6. General Motors Financial Company, Inc.16 filings
  7. Amazon Advertising LLC12 filings
  8. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.11 filings
  9. Twitch Interactive, Inc.11 filings
  10. Auger Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle1,461 filings
  2. Bellevue341 filings
  3. Austin270 filings
  4. New York197 filings
  5. Sunnyvale191 filings
  6. Arlington169 filings
  7. East Palo Alto154 filings
  8. Santa Clara138 filings
  9. San Francisco110 filings
  10. Boston90 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I2,271 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I819 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I463 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I92 filings
  5. AUDIBLE, INC. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I70 filings
  6. General Motors Financial Company, Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I16 filings
  7. Amazon Advertising LLC · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I12 filings
  8. Twitch Interactive, Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I11 filings
  9. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I11 filings
  10. Auger Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I8 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894