H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer III

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer III covers 2,506 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $194,430.

FY2026 certified median
$194,430
Total filings
2,506
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$180,710–$216,425
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,161$201,900$174,000$215,000
FY2025757$198,000$168,130$217,900
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)588$194,430$180,710$216,425

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 IIIFY2024 $201,900; FY2025 $198,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,430$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$201,900FY2025$198,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$194,430Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer IIIFY2024 $201,900; FY2025 $198,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,430$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$201,900FY2025$198,000FY2026*$194,430
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC1,713 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.325 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.196 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc47 filings
  5. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.31 filings
  6. AUDIBLE, INC.30 filings
  7. General Motors Financial Company, Inc.19 filings
  8. Amazon Advertising LLC18 filings
  9. Egencia LLC13 filings
  10. Twitch Interactive, Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle908 filings
  2. Bellevue247 filings
  3. Sunnyvale236 filings
  4. Austin147 filings
  5. New York142 filings
  6. Santa Clara116 filings
  7. East Palo Alto91 filings
  8. Palo Alto56 filings
  9. Cupertino49 filings
  10. Arlington43 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Software Development Engineer III1,713 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Software Development Engineer III325 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Software Development Engineer III196 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc · Software Development Engineer III47 filings
  5. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. · Software Development Engineer III31 filings
  6. AUDIBLE, INC. · Software Development Engineer III30 filings
  7. General Motors Financial Company, Inc. · Software Development Engineer III19 filings
  8. Amazon Advertising LLC · Software Development Engineer III18 filings
  9. Twitch Interactive, Inc. · Software Development Engineer III13 filings
  10. Egencia LLC · Software Development Engineer III13 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2031$86,008$107,453$128,898$150,342