Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Engineer Staff
Occupation profile for Software Engineer Staff covers 102 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $210,265.
- FY2026 certified median
- $210,265
- Total filings
- 102
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $208,817–$225,916
- Top employer
- Juniper Networks, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 39 | $179,978 | $145,073 | $184,662 |
| FY2025 | 52 | $176,842 | $164,154 | $199,534 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 11 | $210,265 | $208,817 | $225,916 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Juniper Networks, Inc.62 filings
- BILL Operations LLC17 filings
- Move, Inc8 filings
- Move Sales, Inc4 filings
- Fiserv Solutions, LLC2 filings
- Juniper Networks (US), Inc.2 filings
- Bechtel Global Corporation1 filings
- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.1 filings
- Experian Marketing Solutions, LLC1 filings
- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Sunnyvale54 filings
- San Jose10 filings
- Cupertino5 filings
- Westford3 filings
- Austin3 filings
- Scottsdale2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- Westlake Village2 filings
- Richmond2 filings
- Glendale1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $113,776 | $135,658 | $157,518 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 15-1252 | $92,123 | $113,714 | $135,304 | $156,894 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1252 | $87,776 | $110,344 | $132,891 | $155,459 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 37100 | 15-1252 | $104,250 | $138,965 | $173,659 | $208,374 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |