H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer (L3)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer (L3) covers 153 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $172,000.

FY2026 certified median
$172,000
Total filings
153
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$149,240–$206,892
Top employer
Twilio, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202453$163,587$93,205$183,310
FY202568$172,393$140,000$191,395
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)32$172,000$149,240$206,892

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer (L3)FY2024 $163,587; FY2025 $172,393; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$163,587FY2025$172,393FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$172,000Certified median offer, Software Engineer (L3)FY2024 $163,587; FY2025 $172,393; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$163,587FY2025$172,393FY2026*$172,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Twilio, Inc.100 filings
  2. WIPRO LIMITED34 filings
  3. Armada Systems, Inc.13 filings
  4. Reddit, Inc.3 filings
  5. Verkada, Inc2 filings
  6. Sigma Computing, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco27 filings
  2. Bellevue15 filings
  3. Seattle7 filings
  4. Austin6 filings
  5. Santa Clara5 filings
  6. Redmond5 filings
  7. Atlanta4 filings
  8. Sunnyvale3 filings
  9. New York3 filings
  10. Irving3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Twilio, Inc. · Software Engineer (L3)100 filings
  2. WIPRO LIMITED · Software Engineer (L3)34 filings
  3. Armada Systems, Inc. · Software Engineer (L3)13 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1251$65,998$87,443$108,888$130,333
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1251$91,291$110,323$129,376$148,408
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