Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Engineer/CTO
Occupation profile for Software Engineer/CTO covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $135,000.
- FY2025 certified median
- $135,000
- Total filings
- 7
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $125,000–$158,750
- Top employer
- Cariina, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $107,318 | $104,255 | $110,380 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $135,000 | $125,000 | $158,750 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Cariina, Inc.2 filings
- Cravd Inc.2 filings
- Neutonix Holdings LLC1 filings
- TruckX Inc1 filings
- Zipline AI, Ltd.1 filings
Top cities
- Boston2 filings
- Sachse2 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Union City1 filings
- Austin1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |