H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer - Systems Software

Occupation profile for Software Engineer - Systems Software covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $173,701.

FY2025 certified median
$173,701
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$149,521–$197,274
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20256$173,701$149,521$197,274

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 SoftwareFY2025 $173,701$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$173,701Certified median offer, Software Engineer - Systems SoftwareFY2025 $173,701$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$173,701
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino6 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.

    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