H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineering Applications

Occupation profile for Software Engineering Applications covers 1,249 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,100.

FY2026 certified median
$181,100
Total filings
1,249
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$162,500–$205,482
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$188,500$157,800$190,486
FY2025646$181,100$157,800$203,794
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)578$181,100$162,500$205,482

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineering ApplicationsFY2024 $188,500; FY2025 $181,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$188,500FY2025$181,100FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,100Certified median offer, Software Engineering ApplicationsFY2024 $188,500; FY2025 $181,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$188,500FY2025$181,100FY2026*$181,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.1,219 filings
  2. Claris International Inc.12 filings
  3. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC10 filings
  4. APPLE PROCESSING LLC8 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale466 filings
  2. Austin350 filings
  3. Cupertino221 filings
  4. Seattle105 filings
  5. New York31 filings
  6. San Diego28 filings
  7. Cary13 filings
  8. Elk Grove11 filings
  9. Culver City6 filings
  10. San Jose6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Engineering Applications1,219 filings
  2. Claris International Inc. · Software Engineering Applications12 filings
  3. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC · Software Engineering Applications10 filings
  4. APPLE PROCESSING LLC · Software Engineering Applications8 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051