H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer – Systems Manager

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer – Systems Manager covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $185,850.

FY2025 certified median
$185,850
Total filings
11
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$183,425–$188,275
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$198,454$184,621$210,900
FY20252$185,850$183,425$188,275

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 – Systems ManagerFY2024 $198,454; FY2025 $185,850$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$198,454FY2025$185,850Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer – Systems ManagerFY2024 $198,454; FY2025 $185,850$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$198,454FY2025$185,850
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino5 filings
  2. San Diego3 filings
  3. Sunnyvale2 filings
  4. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer – Systems Manager11 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-3021$140,234$175,406$210,600$245,773
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-3021$128,128$160,139$192,130$224,141
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-3071$109,366$145,018$180,690$216,341
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653