H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Senior Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Senior Engineer covers 160 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $172,315.

FY2026 certified median
$172,315
Total filings
160
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$158,401–$180,000
Top employer
EMC Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202463$146,123$135,806$157,186
FY202565$155,817$147,434$171,158
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)32$172,315$158,401$180,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Senior EngineerFY2024 $146,123; FY2025 $155,817; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,315$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$146,123FY2025$155,817FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$172,315Certified median offer, Software Senior EngineerFY2024 $146,123; FY2025 $155,817; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,315$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$146,123FY2025$155,817FY2026*$172,315
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. EMC Corporation99 filings
  2. Dell Products L.P.34 filings
  3. Boomi L.P.13 filings
  4. Avaya LLC3 filings
  5. Dell Marketing L.P.2 filings
  6. Adtalem Global Education Inc.1 filings
  7. CBRE, INC.1 filings
  8. City National Bank1 filings
  9. Dell USA L.P.1 filings
  10. FCA US LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock28 filings
  2. Hopkinton27 filings
  3. Austin16 filings
  4. Seattle16 filings
  5. Santa Clara14 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park8 filings
  7. Conshohocken6 filings
  8. Philadelphia3 filings
  9. Atlanta2 filings
  10. Irving2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. EMC Corporation · Software Senior Engineer99 filings
  2. Dell Products L.P. · Software Senior Engineer34 filings
  3. Boomi L.P. · Software Senior Engineer13 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
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
2026-27Durham-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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512