H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer, Recommendation Infrastructure

Occupation profile for Software Engineer, Recommendation Infrastructure covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $277,500.

FY2026 certified median
$277,500
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$253,375–$290,000
Top employer
TikTok Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$220,000$144,000$255,000
FY20255$233,500$174,750$286,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$277,500$253,375$290,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Recommendation InfrastructureFY2024 $220,000; FY2025 $233,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $277,500$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$220,000FY2025$233,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$277,500Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Recommendation InfrastructureFY2024 $220,000; FY2025 $233,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $277,500$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$220,000FY2025$233,500FY2026*$277,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TikTok Inc.22 filings
  2. TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.2 filings
  3. ByteDance Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose20 filings
  2. Bellevue3 filings
  3. Mountain View2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TikTok Inc. · Software Engineer, Recommendation Infrastructure22 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086