H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer Specialist

Occupation profile for Software Engineer Specialist covers 222 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,131.

FY2026 certified median
$152,131
Total filings
222
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,464–$154,721
Top employer
FIS Management Services, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202469$142,002$128,862$149,469
FY202580$136,318$129,500$149,760
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)73$152,131$139,464$154,721

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer SpecialistFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $136,318; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,131$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,002FY2025$136,318FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,131Certified median offer, Software Engineer SpecialistFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $136,318; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,131$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,002FY2025$136,318FY2026*$152,131
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FIS Management Services, LLC103 filings
  2. Equifax Inc.53 filings
  3. Total System Services LLC32 filings
  4. Worldpay, LLC16 filings
  5. Global Payment Holding Company4 filings
  6. FORD MOTOR COMPANY3 filings
  7. Cyient, Inc.2 filings
  8. Elixir Lab USA Inc.2 filings
  9. International Solutions Group, Inc.2 filings
  10. Sun-IT Solutions Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Alpharetta71 filings
  2. Jacksonville47 filings
  3. Charlotte11 filings
  4. St. Louis9 filings
  5. Cincinnati7 filings
  6. Concord6 filings
  7. Huntersville4 filings
  8. Brown Deer3 filings
  9. Little Rock2 filings
  10. Palm Beach Gardens2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. FIS Management Services, LLC · Software Engineer Specialist103 filings
  2. Equifax Inc. · Software Engineer Specialist53 filings
  3. Total System Services LLC · Software Engineer Specialist32 filings
  4. Worldpay, LLC · Software Engineer Specialist16 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726015-1252$88,400$109,346$130,312$151,258
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1299$56,035$84,115$112,174$140,254
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726015-1299$64,522$85,197$105,872$126,547
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334015-1252$84,677$102,586$120,494$138,403