H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology) covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $219,000.

FY2025 certified median
$219,000
Total filings
9
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$206,000–$232,000
Top employer
ByteDance Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$172,989$168,270$178,250
FY20252$219,000$206,000$232,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology)FY2024 $172,989; FY2025 $219,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$172,989FY2025$219,000Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology)FY2024 $172,989; FY2025 $219,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$172,989FY2025$219,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ByteDance Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ByteDance Inc. · Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology)9 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