H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer USDS

Occupation profile for Software Engineer USDS covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $185,000.

FY2026 certified median
$185,000
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$165,000–$348,032
Top employer
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$244,297$244,297$244,297
FY202541$149,365$145,154$200,601
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$185,000$165,000$348,032

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer USDSFY2024 $244,297; FY2025 $149,365; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,000$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$244,297FY2025$149,365FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$185,000Certified median offer, Software Engineer USDSFY2024 $244,297; FY2025 $149,365; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,000$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$244,297FY2025$149,365FY2026*$185,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.44 filings
  2. TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC4 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose25 filings
  2. Bellevue17 filings
  3. Mountain View4 filings
  4. Culver City2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. · Software Engineer USDS44 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051