H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer 1

Occupation profile for Software Engineer 1 covers 105 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,000.

FY2026 certified median
$90,000
Total filings
105
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,269–$116,802
Top employer
Dell Marketing L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202445$97,034$83,000$103,985
FY202533$113,400$100,000$120,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)27$90,000$79,269$116,802

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer 1FY2024 $97,034; FY2025 $113,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$97,034FY2025$113,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$90,000Certified median offer, Software Engineer 1FY2024 $97,034; FY2025 $113,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$97,034FY2025$113,400FY2026*$90,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell Marketing L.P.20 filings
  2. PayPal, Inc.5 filings
  3. Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.4 filings
  4. N2N SERVICES, INC.4 filings
  5. Bill Me Later, Inc.3 filings
  6. Dell Products L.P.3 filings
  7. EMC Corporation3 filings
  8. JUMP OPERATIONS, LLC3 filings
  9. Agadia Systems, Inc.2 filings
  10. Alcamo Marketing, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin10 filings
  2. Round Rock9 filings
  3. New York8 filings
  4. Fairview6 filings
  5. Hopkinton5 filings
  6. San Francisco4 filings
  7. Duluth4 filings
  8. Jersey City3 filings
  9. Los Angeles2 filings
  10. San Jose2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell Marketing L.P. · Software Engineer 120 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 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2141$83,970$100,173$116,376$132,579
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086