H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Software Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Software Applications Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,079.

FY2026 certified median
$156,079
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,050–$163,568
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$145,000$134,313$150,142
FY20252$152,514$149,257$155,770
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$156,079$139,050$163,568

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $152,514; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,079$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$145,000FY2025$152,514FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,079Certified median offer, Sr. Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $152,514; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,079$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$145,000FY2025$152,514FY2026*$156,079
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.10 filings
  2. Extreme Networks Inc2 filings
  3. LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont5 filings
  2. Austin4 filings
  3. San Jose2 filings
  4. Livermore1 filings
  5. Troy1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Software Applications Engineer10 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-1081$71,323$91,395$111,488$131,560
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237