H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineering

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineering covers 1,054 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $184,974.

FY2026 certified median
$184,974
Total filings
1,054
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$159,894–$212,202
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$179,982$163,904$201,036
FY2025533$190,486$166,261$214,216
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)514$184,974$159,894$212,202

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development EngineeringFY2024 $179,982; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,974$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$179,982FY2025$190,486FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$184,974Certified median offer, Software Development EngineeringFY2024 $179,982; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,974$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$179,982FY2025$190,486FY2026*$184,974
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.1,050 filings
  2. AC Wellness Network LLC2 filings
  3. Fiserv Solutions, LLC1 filings
  4. PIONEER CONSULTING SERVICES LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino564 filings
  2. Seattle171 filings
  3. Sunnyvale98 filings
  4. Austin77 filings
  5. Santa Clara44 filings
  6. San Diego39 filings
  7. San Francisco22 filings
  8. New York15 filings
  9. Beaverton5 filings
  10. Cambridge3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineering1,050 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160