H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineering Manager

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineering Manager covers 139 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $226,317.

FY2026 certified median
$226,317
Total filings
139
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$208,535–$248,643
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202428$210,900$197,826$215,871
FY202563$216,590$208,300$219,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)48$226,317$208,535$248,643

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Engineering ManagerFY2024 $210,900; FY2025 $216,590; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $226,317$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$210,900FY2025$216,590FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$226,317Certified median offer, Software Development Engineering ManagerFY2024 $210,900; FY2025 $216,590; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $226,317$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$210,900FY2025$216,590FY2026*$226,317
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.139 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino77 filings
  2. Sunnyvale16 filings
  3. Austin14 filings
  4. Seattle14 filings
  5. San Diego8 filings
  6. San Francisco3 filings
  7. Santa Clara3 filings
  8. New York2 filings
  9. Redwood City1 filings
  10. Cambridge1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineering Manager139 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-3021$128,128$160,139$192,130$224,141
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-3021$153,899$189,259$224,640$260,000
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-3021$151,570$185,765$219,960$254,155
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-2021$112,195$152,090$191,984$231,878
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653