H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer 5 (MTS 5)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer 5 (MTS 5) covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,018.

FY2026 certified median
$145,018
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,018–$145,018
Top employer
Cohesity, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$172,800$172,800$172,800
FY20251$192,000$192,000$192,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$145,018$145,018$145,018

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer 5 (MTS 5)FY2024 $172,800; FY2025 $192,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,018$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$172,800FY2025$192,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,018Certified median offer, Software Engineer 5 (MTS 5)FY2024 $172,800; FY2025 $192,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,018$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$172,800FY2025$192,000FY2026*$145,018
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cohesity, Inc.5 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle2 filings
  2. San Jose1 filings
  3. Santa Clara1 filings
  4. Roseville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510