H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software System Engineer

Occupation profile for Software System Engineer covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $106,000.

FY2026 certified median
$106,000
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,202–$114,000
Top employer
Alterstaff Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$85,904$79,773$93,288
FY20257$97,614$86,829$116,033
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$106,000$95,202$114,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software System EngineerFY2024 $85,904; FY2025 $97,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$85,904FY2025$97,614FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$106,000Certified median offer, Software System EngineerFY2024 $85,904; FY2025 $97,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$85,904FY2025$97,614FY2026*$106,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Alterstaff Inc.2 filings
  2. Excel Est Services Inc2 filings
  3. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  4. Softdata Inc2 filings
  5. Tagma Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  6. TigerGraph, Inc.2 filings
  7. Ventois, Inc2 filings
  8. Elite Power Solutions, LLC1 filings
  9. Estuate Inc1 filings
  10. EXCEL-EST LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas4 filings
  2. Charlotte2 filings
  3. Redmond2 filings
  4. Chandler1 filings
  5. Milpitas1 filings
  6. Cumming1 filings
  7. Buffalo Grove1 filings
  8. Carmel1 filings
  9. Worcester1 filings
  10. Halethorpe1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1299$56,035$84,115$112,174$140,254
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741015-1252$83,013$101,234$119,434$137,654
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267