H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer 2

Occupation profile for Software Engineer 2 covers 937 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $126,900.

FY2026 certified median
$126,900
Total filings
937
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$112,923–$144,000
Top employer
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024371$123,855$113,027$137,826
FY2025361$132,000$117,920$143,100
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)205$126,900$112,923$144,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer 2FY2024 $123,855; FY2025 $132,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $126,900$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$123,855FY2025$132,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$126,900Certified median offer, Software Engineer 2FY2024 $123,855; FY2025 $132,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $126,900$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$123,855FY2025$132,000FY2026*$126,900
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC251 filings
  2. PayPal, Inc.176 filings
  3. eBay Inc.115 filings
  4. EMC Corporation75 filings
  5. Dell Products L.P.25 filings
  6. Asurion, LLC17 filings
  7. TORC Robotics, Inc.16 filings
  8. Garmin International Inc.15 filings
  9. Humana Inc.14 filings
  10. ASML US, LP12 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose183 filings
  2. Austin84 filings
  3. Seattle30 filings
  4. Chicago28 filings
  5. Hopkinton26 filings
  6. Atlanta25 filings
  7. New York20 filings
  8. Nashville18 filings
  9. Bellevue17 filings
  10. Scottsdale16 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC · Software Engineer 2251 filings
  2. PayPal, Inc. · Software Engineer 2176 filings
  3. eBay Inc. · Software Engineer 2115 filings
  4. EMC Corporation · Software Engineer 275 filings
  5. Dell Products L.P. · Software Engineer 225 filings
  6. Asurion, LLC · Software Engineer 217 filings
  7. TORC Robotics, Inc. · Software Engineer 216 filings
  8. Garmin International Inc. · Software Engineer 215 filings
  9. Humana Inc. · Software Engineer 214 filings
  10. ASML US, LP · Software Engineer 212 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894