H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer 3

Occupation profile for Software Engineer 3 covers 1,202 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $143,700.

FY2026 certified median
$143,700
Total filings
1,202
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$131,186–$171,869
Top employer
eBay Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024477$146,800$129,949$164,769
FY2025471$151,900$136,049$166,098
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)254$143,700$131,186$171,869

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer 3FY2024 $146,800; FY2025 $151,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,700$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$146,800FY2025$151,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$143,700Certified median offer, Software Engineer 3FY2024 $146,800; FY2025 $151,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,700$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$146,800FY2025$151,900FY2026*$143,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. eBay Inc.375 filings
  2. PayPal, Inc.274 filings
  3. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC193 filings
  4. Asurion, LLC64 filings
  5. ASML US, LP61 filings
  6. SNAP INC.45 filings
  7. PayPal Data Services, Inc.24 filings
  8. CWC Travel, Inc.12 filings
  9. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC10 filings
  10. NetApp, Inc.10 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose397 filings
  2. Austin108 filings
  3. Bellevue48 filings
  4. Chicago37 filings
  5. New York35 filings
  6. Nashville34 filings
  7. Wilton31 filings
  8. Sterling23 filings
  9. San Francisco21 filings
  10. Scottsdale20 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. eBay Inc. · Software Engineer 3375 filings
  2. PayPal, Inc. · Software Engineer 3274 filings
  3. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC · Software Engineer 3193 filings
  4. Asurion, LLC · Software Engineer 364 filings
  5. ASML US, LP · Software Engineer 361 filings
  6. SNAP INC. · Software Engineer 345 filings
  7. PayPal Data Services, Inc. · Software Engineer 324 filings
  8. CWC Travel, Inc. · Software Engineer 312 filings
  9. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC · Software Engineer 310 filings
  10. NetApp, Inc. · Software Engineer 310 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498015-1252$86,174$105,290$124,426$143,541
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486015-1252$107,307$135,283$163,259$191,235