H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE ENGINEERING covers 12,793 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,097.

FY2026 certified median
$178,097
Total filings
12,793
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,160–$197,660
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243,799$161,100$143,535$181,667
FY20255,763$171,410$153,783$191,416
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3,231$178,097$160,160$197,660

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGFY2024 $161,100; FY2025 $171,410; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,097$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$161,100FY2025$171,410FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,097Certified median offer, SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGFY2024 $161,100; FY2025 $171,410; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,097$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$161,100FY2025$171,410FY2026*$178,097
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation12,594 filings
  2. MUFG Bank, Ltd.75 filings
  3. Meta Platforms, Inc28 filings
  4. Software Integrity Group, Inc.16 filings
  5. Synopsys, Inc.16 filings
  6. Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company12 filings
  7. General Motors11 filings
  8. Google LLC6 filings
  9. SYSSTEK LLC4 filings
  10. JPMorgan Chase & Co.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond8,803 filings
  2. Mountain View906 filings
  3. Atlanta489 filings
  4. New York169 filings
  5. Austin150 filings
  6. Irving96 filings
  7. Charlotte94 filings
  8. San Jose92 filings
  9. Santa Clara77 filings
  10. San Francisco72 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING12,594 filings
  2. MUFG Bank, Ltd. · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING75 filings
  3. Meta Platforms, Inc · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING28 filings
  4. Synopsys, Inc. · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING16 filings
  5. Software Integrity Group, Inc. · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING16 filings
  6. Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING12 filings
  7. General Motors · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING11 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214