H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer - Server

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer - Server covers 38 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,100.

FY2026 certified median
$181,100
Total filings
38
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$180,808–$187,049
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$197,545$187,089$202,477
FY202518$193,943$187,000$206,134
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$181,100$180,808$187,049

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 - ServerFY2024 $197,545; FY2025 $193,943; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$197,545FY2025$193,943FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,100Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - ServerFY2024 $197,545; FY2025 $193,943; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$197,545FY2025$193,943FY2026*$181,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.38 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino19 filings
  2. San Francisco6 filings
  3. Austin6 filings
  4. Seattle5 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Server38 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237