H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer (Systems)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer (Systems) covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,977.

FY2026 certified median
$174,977
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,637–$207,213
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$121,000$99,840$126,880
FY202532$179,394$156,178$206,122
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$174,977$161,637$207,213

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer (Systems)FY2024 $121,000; FY2025 $179,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,977$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$121,000FY2025$179,394FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,977Certified median offer, Software Engineer (Systems)FY2024 $121,000; FY2025 $179,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,977$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$121,000FY2025$179,394FY2026*$174,977
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.26 filings
  2. Lam Research Corporation7 filings
  3. Kratos Communications, Inc.3 filings
  4. Primasolv LLC2 filings
  5. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC1 filings
  6. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company1 filings
  7. Meta Platforms, Inc1 filings
  8. Real Time Innovations, Inc.1 filings
  9. Sunday Robotics, Inc.1 filings
  10. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino16 filings
  2. Fremont7 filings
  3. San Diego6 filings
  4. Seattle3 filings
  5. Hayward2 filings
  6. Sunnyvale2 filings
  7. Wixom2 filings
  8. Mountain View1 filings
  9. Pleasanton1 filings
  10. Roseville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Engineer (Systems)26 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531