H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Occupation profile for Software Engineering Technical Leader covers 199 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $210,600.

FY2026 certified median
$210,600
Total filings
199
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$178,131–$213,845
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202457$154,000$138,800$186,604
FY202548$163,731$149,100$192,724
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)94$210,600$178,131$213,845

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineering Technical LeaderFY2024 $154,000; FY2025 $163,731; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $210,600$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$154,000FY2025$163,731FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$210,600Certified median offer, Software Engineering Technical LeaderFY2024 $154,000; FY2025 $163,731; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $210,600$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$154,000FY2025$163,731FY2026*$210,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.199 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas38 filings
  2. San Jose37 filings
  3. San Francisco18 filings
  4. Research Triangle Park10 filings
  5. Richardson10 filings
  6. Seattle10 filings
  7. Mountain House9 filings
  8. Tracy8 filings
  9. Boxborough8 filings
  10. Morrisville6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Software Engineering Technical Leader199 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
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910