H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer Manager

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer Manager covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $220,763.

FY2026 certified median
$220,763
Total filings
30
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$208,440–$233,086
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$202,736$198,454$212,323
FY20256$208,300$197,300$219,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$220,763$208,440$233,086

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 ManagerFY2024 $202,736; FY2025 $208,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,763$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$202,736FY2025$208,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$220,763Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer ManagerFY2024 $202,736; FY2025 $208,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,763$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$202,736FY2025$208,300FY2026*$220,763
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.28 filings
  2. Micron Technology, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino17 filings
  2. Sunnyvale4 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. San Francisco2 filings
  5. Boise2 filings
  6. Elk Grove1 filings
  7. Austin1 filings
  8. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer Manager28 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
2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426011-3021$100,942$128,835$156,707$184,600
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-3021$140,234$175,406$210,600$245,773
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186011-3021$167,565$208,104$248,643$289,182
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-3021$128,128$160,139$192,130$224,141
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090011-3021$130,832$157,123$183,435$209,726
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229