H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Software Development Engineer – Eng.

Occupation profile for Sr. Software Development Engineer – Eng. covers 75 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,005.

FY2026 certified median
$190,005
Total filings
75
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$176,250–$204,452
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202433$174,383$163,500$180,000
FY202518$187,599$181,191$206,499
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$190,005$176,250$204,452

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 Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $174,383; FY2025 $187,599; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,005$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$174,383FY2025$187,599FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,005Certified median offer, Sr. Software Development Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $174,383; FY2025 $187,599; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,005$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$174,383FY2025$187,599FY2026*$190,005
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.75 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto56 filings
  2. Fremont6 filings
  3. Austin5 filings
  4. Mountain View2 filings
  5. San Jose2 filings
  6. Milpitas1 filings
  7. San Diego1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. Manor1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Software Development Engineer – Eng.75 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2199$83,200$101,608$120,016$138,424
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1255$93,725$127,546$161,387$195,208
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445