H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER I

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER I covers 121 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $95,000.

FY2026 certified median
$95,000
Total filings
121
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,429–$100,000
Top employer
Mphasis Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202473$80,000$71,830$87,000
FY202535$91,900$88,715$95,275
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$95,000$87,429$100,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER IFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $91,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$80,000FY2025$91,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$95,000Certified median offer, SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER IFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $91,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$80,000FY2025$91,900FY2026*$95,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Mphasis Corporation120 filings
  2. Science Systems and Applications, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Spring14 filings
  2. Lone Tree13 filings
  3. Austin12 filings
  4. Southlake9 filings
  5. Charlotte8 filings
  6. Colorado Springs4 filings
  7. Lonetree4 filings
  8. Houston4 filings
  9. Irving4 filings
  10. Roanoke4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Mphasis Corporation · SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER I120 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1251$63,482$81,370$99,237$117,125
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1251$73,195$91,915$110,614$129,334
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1251$65,998$87,443$108,888$130,333
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1251$55,370$74,360$93,330$112,320
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1251$82,430$105,539$128,648$151,757
2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782015-1251$65,936$90,189$114,421$138,674
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1251$65,125$86,070$107,037$127,982
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1251$65,478$86,070$106,642$127,234
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1251$76,565$101,670$126,776$151,882