H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Software Development Engineer covers 1,002 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,005.

FY2026 certified median
$153,005
Total filings
1,002
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,331–$182,055
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024240$155,000$135,464$167,500
FY2025439$148,028$134,571$172,931
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)323$153,005$137,331$182,055

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Software Development EngineerFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $148,028; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,005$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,000FY2025$148,028FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,005Certified median offer, Sr. Software Development EngineerFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $148,028; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,005$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,000FY2025$148,028FY2026*$153,005
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.204 filings
  2. CVS Pharmacy Inc.155 filings
  3. Workday, Inc.121 filings
  4. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC78 filings
  5. Caremark LLC71 filings
  6. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.70 filings
  7. Xilinx, Inc.59 filings
  8. Aetna Resources LLC41 filings
  9. F5, Inc.21 filings
  10. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.18 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont111 filings
  2. San Jose84 filings
  3. Austin72 filings
  4. Pleasanton58 filings
  5. Richardson46 filings
  6. Seattle35 filings
  7. Woonsocket26 filings
  8. Santa Clara24 filings
  9. Bellevue24 filings
  10. Scottsdale20 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer204 filings
  2. CVS Pharmacy Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer155 filings
  3. Workday, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer121 filings
  4. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Sr. Software Development Engineer78 filings
  5. Caremark LLC · Sr. Software Development Engineer71 filings
  6. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer70 filings
  7. Xilinx, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer59 filings
  8. Aetna Resources LLC · Sr. Software Development Engineer41 filings
  9. F5, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer21 filings
  10. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer18 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 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461