H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer I

Occupation profile for Software Engineer I covers 1,027 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $109,845.

FY2026 certified median
$109,845
Total filings
1,027
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$88,995–$129,594
Top employer
United Services Automobile Association
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024342$106,421$85,000$121,417
FY2025376$121,586$94,900$130,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)309$109,845$88,995$129,594

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer IFY2024 $106,421; FY2025 $121,586; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $109,845$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$106,421FY2025$121,586FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$109,845Certified median offer, Software Engineer IFY2024 $106,421; FY2025 $121,586; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $109,845$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$106,421FY2025$121,586FY2026*$109,845
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. United Services Automobile Association120 filings
  2. Wayfair LLC40 filings
  3. Penske Truck Leasing Co LP38 filings
  4. Pinterest, Inc.38 filings
  5. RELX, Inc.37 filings
  6. Rocket Limited Partnership30 filings
  7. Cummins Inc.28 filings
  8. Chewy, Inc.24 filings
  9. Axon Enterprise, Inc.21 filings
  10. Aurora Operations, Inc.18 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston79 filings
  2. Plano64 filings
  3. Seattle56 filings
  4. San Antonio52 filings
  5. San Francisco44 filings
  6. Raleigh35 filings
  7. Tampa30 filings
  8. Bellevue29 filings
  9. New York27 filings
  10. Columbus23 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. United Services Automobile Association · Software Engineer I120 filings
  2. Wayfair LLC · Software Engineer I40 filings
  3. Pinterest, Inc. · Software Engineer I38 filings
  4. Penske Truck Leasing Co LP · Software Engineer I38 filings
  5. RELX, Inc. · Software Engineer I37 filings
  6. Rocket Limited Partnership · Software Engineer I30 filings
  7. Cummins Inc. · Software Engineer I28 filings
  8. Chewy, Inc. · Software Engineer I24 filings
  9. Axon Enterprise, Inc. · Software Engineer I21 filings
  10. Aurora Operations, Inc. · Software Engineer I18 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170015-1252$89,877$109,886$129,875$149,885
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1299$53,706$85,509$117,291$149,094