H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT covers 91 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,600.

FY2026 certified median
$153,600
Total filings
91
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,459–$169,190
Top employer
CREST SOFTWARE SERVICES INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202471$70,928$64,813$78,478
FY202517$79,810$76,502$106,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$153,600$153,459$169,190

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECTFY2024 $70,928; FY2025 $79,810; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,600$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$70,928FY2025$79,810FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,600Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECTFY2024 $70,928; FY2025 $79,810; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,600$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$70,928FY2025$79,810FY2026*$153,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CREST SOFTWARE SERVICES INC.37 filings
  2. RESPONSE INFORMATICS, INC.21 filings
  3. HIGHDATA SOFTWARE CORPORATION11 filings
  4. TECHNOLOGIA CORPORATION6 filings
  5. BEYONDDEV CORP3 filings
  6. AIR Worldwide Corporation2 filings
  7. Analytiq Techno Soft LLC2 filings
  8. Emonics LLC2 filings
  9. ALGORITHM, INC.1 filings
  10. CLOUDRAMP LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton63 filings
  2. Salem6 filings
  3. Houston3 filings
  4. Lafayette2 filings
  5. Hamilton2 filings
  6. Menands2 filings
  7. Pleasanton1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. Washington1 filings
  10. Jacksonville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. CREST SOFTWARE SERVICES INC. · SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT37 filings
  2. RESPONSE INFORMATICS, INC. · SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT21 filings
  3. HIGHDATA SOFTWARE CORPORATION · SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT11 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
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1299$62,566$91,333$120,120$148,886
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1299$103,355$126,776$150,176$173,597
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1299$61,402$81,349$101,296$121,243
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920015-1299$60,237$84,344$108,430$132,538
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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285