H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer L2

Occupation profile for Software Engineer L2 covers 70 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,500.

FY2026 certified median
$141,500
Total filings
70
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,952–$148,180
Top employer
Twilio, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$138,286$123,027$155,946
FY202531$145,000$125,971$155,553
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$141,500$130,952$148,180

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer L2FY2024 $138,286; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,500$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$138,286FY2025$145,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$141,500Certified median offer, Software Engineer L2FY2024 $138,286; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,500$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$138,286FY2025$145,000FY2026*$141,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Twilio, Inc.50 filings
  2. Armada Systems, Inc.8 filings
  3. Geminisoft Solutions Inc.3 filings
  4. WIPRO LIMITED3 filings
  5. ActiveCampaign, LLC2 filings
  6. Verkada, Inc2 filings
  7. Astrata, Inc.1 filings
  8. Navan, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco10 filings
  2. Bellevue9 filings
  3. Austin7 filings
  4. Tempe4 filings
  5. San Mateo2 filings
  6. Maryland Heights2 filings
  7. Pearland2 filings
  8. Fairfax2 filings
  9. Falls Church2 filings
  10. Seattle2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Twilio, Inc. · Software Engineer L250 filings
  2. Armada Systems, Inc. · Software Engineer L28 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1251$63,482$81,370$99,237$117,125
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461