H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Quality

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Quality covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,000.

FY2026 certified median
$150,000
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,000–$150,000
Top employer
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$122,970$72,270$127,967
FY20253$133,432$111,716$151,716
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$150,000$150,000$150,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, QualityFY2024 $122,970; FY2025 $133,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$122,970FY2025$133,432FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,000Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, QualityFY2024 $122,970; FY2025 $133,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$122,970FY2025$133,432FY2026*$150,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.2 filings
  2. United Accreditation Foundation Inc.2 filings
  3. Arcserve LLC1 filings
  4. Benchling, Inc.1 filings
  5. Netskope, Inc.1 filings
  6. Ontario Systems, LLC1 filings
  7. Primasolv LLC1 filings
  8. SessionM Inc.1 filings
  9. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation1 filings
  10. WHI Solutions Incorporated1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco3 filings
  2. Santa Clara1 filings
  3. Muncie1 filings
  4. Wixom1 filings
  5. Chesterfield1 filings
  6. Nashua1 filings
  7. Rye Brook1 filings
  8. South Jordan1 filings
  9. Norfolk1 filings
  10. Virginia City1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
    2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726015-1252$84,448$106,787$129,106$151,445
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1253$72,238$88,379$104,541$120,682
    2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170015-1252$105,664$129,626$153,566$177,528
    2026-27Muncie, INArea 3462015-1252$72,134$88,504$104,853$121,222
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1253$63,461$81,557$99,632$117,728
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445