H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant Level

Occupation profile for Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant Level covers 204 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $163,550.

FY2026 certified median
$163,550
Total filings
204
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,550–$168,653
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202479$142,126$139,464$168,283
FY202574$155,709$155,179$162,762
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)51$163,550$163,550$168,653

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant LevelFY2024 $142,126; FY2025 $155,709; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,550$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,126FY2025$155,709FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$163,550Certified median offer, Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant LevelFY2024 $142,126; FY2025 $155,709; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,550$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,126FY2025$155,709FY2026*$163,550
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC115 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.50 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation39 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin106 filings
  2. Foster City47 filings
  3. Highlands Ranch22 filings
  4. Bellevue18 filings
  5. Atlanta8 filings
  6. Ashburn2 filings
  7. Mentor1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant Level115 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant Level50 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation · Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant Level39 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1299$92,539$115,565$138,590$161,616
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877