H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer III

Occupation profile for Software Engineer III covers 4,103 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $124,779.

FY2026 certified median
$124,779
Total filings
4,103
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,000–$141,821
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,476$117,000$110,000$134,199
FY20251,666$120,000$115,000$136,376
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)961$124,779$117,000$141,821

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer IIIFY2024 $117,000; FY2025 $120,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $124,779$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$117,000FY2025$120,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$124,779Certified median offer, Software Engineer IIIFY2024 $117,000; FY2025 $120,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $124,779$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$117,000FY2025$120,000FY2026*$124,779
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.2,165 filings
  2. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.185 filings
  3. Truist Bank151 filings
  4. Wayfair LLC68 filings
  5. Staples, Inc.60 filings
  6. M&T Bank58 filings
  7. Electronic Arts Inc.53 filings
  8. LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.47 filings
  9. Chewy, Inc.46 filings
  10. Federal Express Corporation44 filings

Top cities

  1. Bentonville1,230 filings
  2. Sunnyvale522 filings
  3. Dallas142 filings
  4. Lowell118 filings
  5. Atlanta110 filings
  6. Hoboken79 filings
  7. Bellevue77 filings
  8. Boston71 filings
  9. Charlotte71 filings
  10. Reston69 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Software Engineer III2,165 filings
  2. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. · Software Engineer III185 filings
  3. Truist Bank · Software Engineer III151 filings
  4. Wayfair LLC · Software Engineer III68 filings
  5. Staples, Inc. · Software Engineer III60 filings
  6. M&T Bank · Software Engineer III58 filings
  7. Electronic Arts Inc. · Software Engineer III53 filings
  8. LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc. · Software Engineer III47 filings
  9. Chewy, Inc. · Software Engineer III46 filings
  10. Federal Express Corporation · Software Engineer III44 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
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693