H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer (Back End)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer (Back End) covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,683.

FY2026 certified median
$152,683
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,024–$154,341
Top employer
Coursera Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$130,000$120,000$155,910
FY20251$160,000$160,000$160,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$152,683$151,024$154,341

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer (Back End)FY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,683$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$160,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,683Certified median offer, Software Engineer (Back End)FY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,683$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$130,000FY2025$160,000FY2026*$152,683
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Coursera Inc.2 filings
  2. Petuum Inc.2 filings
  3. SocketLabs Acquisition LLC2 filings
  4. Blockgraph, LLC1 filings
  5. cPacket Networks, Inc.1 filings
  6. Merkle Inc.1 filings
  7. Red Circle Technologies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas1 filings
  2. Sunnyvale1 filings
  3. Boston1 filings
  4. East Brunswick1 filings
  5. North Brunswick1 filings
  6. New York1 filings
  7. Pittsburgh1 filings
  8. Wayne1 filings
  9. Houston1 filings
  10. Seattle1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086