H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer L4

Occupation profile for Software Engineer L4 covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,797.

FY2026 certified median
$135,797
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,598–$205,398
Top employer
Reddit, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$153,831$153,831$153,831
FY202510$253,766$203,750$255,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$135,797$133,598$205,398

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer L4FY2024 $153,831; FY2025 $253,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,797$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$153,831FY2025$253,766FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$135,797Certified median offer, Software Engineer L4FY2024 $153,831; FY2025 $253,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,797$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$153,831FY2025$253,766FY2026*$135,797
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Reddit, Inc.7 filings
  2. American Home Shield Corporation3 filings
  3. Armada Systems, Inc.1 filings
  4. Databricks, Inc.1 filings
  5. Personio Corp.1 filings
  6. Sigma Computing, Inc.1 filings
  7. Verkada, Inc1 filings
  8. WIPRO LIMITED1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco3 filings
  2. Memphis2 filings
  3. Bellevue2 filings
  4. Long Beach1 filings
  5. San Mateo1 filings
  6. Sanjose1 filings
  7. Washington1 filings
  8. Matthews1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Bothell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282015-1252$83,678$103,043$122,408$141,773
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    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 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1251$98,280$124,405$150,509$176,634
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214