H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineering (Systems)

Occupation profile for Software Engineering (Systems) covers 820 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,100.

FY2026 certified median
$181,100
Total filings
820
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$159,674–$204,039
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$177,154$140,100$193,581
FY2025428$177,154$152,963$205,132
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)381$181,100$159,674$204,039

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineering (Systems)FY2024 $177,154; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$177,154FY2025$177,154FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,100Certified median offer, Software Engineering (Systems)FY2024 $177,154; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$177,154FY2025$177,154FY2026*$181,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.814 filings
  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company3 filings
  3. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC1 filings
  4. APPLE PROCESSING LLC1 filings
  5. Meta Platforms, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino516 filings
  2. San Diego124 filings
  3. Sunnyvale69 filings
  4. Austin45 filings
  5. Seattle16 filings
  6. Santa Clara7 filings
  7. San Francisco6 filings
  8. Waltham6 filings
  9. Elk Grove4 filings
  10. New York4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Engineering (Systems)814 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
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558