H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Development Staff Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $166,981.

FY2026 certified median
$166,981
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,750–$171,446
Top employer
Experian Information Solutions Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$142,236$133,034$152,369
FY20254$160,024$158,667$162,036
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$166,981$153,750$171,446

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Staff EngineerFY2024 $142,236; FY2025 $160,024; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,981$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,236FY2025$160,024FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$166,981Certified median offer, Software Development Staff EngineerFY2024 $142,236; FY2025 $160,024; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,981$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,236FY2025$160,024FY2026*$166,981
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Experian Information Solutions Inc.11 filings
  2. Consumerinfo.com, Inc.3 filings
  3. SonicWall, Inc.3 filings
  4. MyExperian Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Costa Mesa3 filings
  2. Milpitas3 filings
  3. San Jose2 filings
  4. Tracy2 filings
  5. Allen2 filings
  6. Menifee1 filings
  7. San Ramon1 filings
  8. Charlotte1 filings
  9. Mason1 filings
  10. Cypress1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Experian Information Solutions Inc. · Software Development Staff Engineer11 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014015-1252$92,082$115,710$139,339$162,968
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080