H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer/Tester

Occupation profile for Software Engineer/Tester covers 72 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,559.

FY2026 certified median
$105,559
Total filings
72
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$86,100–$126,250
Top employer
L&T Technology Services Limited
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202428$95,618$83,356$120,990
FY202535$93,009$83,251$103,855
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$105,559$86,100$126,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer/TesterFY2024 $95,618; FY2025 $93,009; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,559$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$95,618FY2025$93,009FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$105,559Certified median offer, Software Engineer/TesterFY2024 $95,618; FY2025 $93,009; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,559$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$95,618FY2025$93,009FY2026*$105,559
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited51 filings
  2. L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC11 filings
  3. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.3 filings
  4. Infotech Valley Inc2 filings
  5. ITECHSTACK, INC.2 filings
  6. MANKIND AMERICA LLC2 filings
  7. Quality Matrix Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino7 filings
  2. Raleigh6 filings
  3. Rockford5 filings
  4. Houston5 filings
  5. Irvine4 filings
  6. Hillsboro4 filings
  7. Bellevue4 filings
  8. Austin3 filings
  9. McLean3 filings
  10. Palo Alto2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited · Software Engineer/Tester51 filings
  2. L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC · Software Engineer/Tester11 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 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1253$75,670$95,285$114,899$134,514
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1253$59,218$79,040$98,883$118,706
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
2026-27Rockford, ILArea 4042015-1253$69,992$84,094$98,218$112,320
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1253$66,331$91,686$117,042$142,397
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379