H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer – Systems

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer – Systems covers 242 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,600.

FY2026 certified median
$156,600
Total filings
242
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,350–$168,850
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024215$172,784$153,200$198,237
FY202520$204,142$176,151$204,271
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$156,600$144,350$168,850

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 – SystemsFY2024 $172,784; FY2025 $204,142; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,600$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$172,784FY2025$204,142FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,600Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer – SystemsFY2024 $172,784; FY2025 $204,142; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,600$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$172,784FY2025$204,142FY2026*$156,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.241 filings
  2. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino158 filings
  2. San Diego29 filings
  3. Austin22 filings
  4. Sunnyvale9 filings
  5. Elk Grove4 filings
  6. Cambridge4 filings
  7. Cary4 filings
  8. Beaverton3 filings
  9. Culver City2 filings
  10. Seattle2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer – Systems241 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051