H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Occupation profile for Software Engineer, Data Engineering covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,700.

FY2026 certified median
$164,700
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$159,125–$171,000
Top employer
Duolingo, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$140,500$137,700$160,100
FY202515$146,100$136,023$165,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)22$164,700$159,125$171,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Data EngineeringFY2024 $140,500; FY2025 $146,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,700$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$140,500FY2025$146,100FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,700Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Data EngineeringFY2024 $140,500; FY2025 $146,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,700$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$140,500FY2025$146,100FY2026*$164,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Duolingo, Inc.34 filings
  2. Chime Financial, Inc.5 filings
  3. DoorDash, Inc.3 filings
  4. Corning Incorporated2 filings
  5. Kiewit Corporation2 filings
  6. Superhuman Platform Inc.1 filings
  7. Uber Technologies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh16 filings
  2. New York15 filings
  3. San Francisco7 filings
  4. Seattle3 filings
  5. Sunnyvale2 filings
  6. La Vista2 filings
  7. Chicago1 filings
  8. Lewisville1 filings
  9. Prosper1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Duolingo, Inc. · Software Engineer, Data Engineering34 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
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654015-1252$85,405$102,565$119,746$136,906
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1243$102,918$124,384$145,870$167,336