H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Software Engineer covers 5,308 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,363.

FY2026 certified median
$152,363
Total filings
5,308
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,344–$185,871
Top employer
LinkedIn Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,856$139,394$114,000$158,722
FY20251,901$149,326$126,589$180,960
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1,551$152,363$130,344$185,871

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Software EngineerFY2024 $139,394; FY2025 $149,326; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,363$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$139,394FY2025$149,326FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,363Certified median offer, Sr. Software EngineerFY2024 $139,394; FY2025 $149,326; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,363$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$139,394FY2025$149,326FY2026*$152,363
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. LinkedIn Corporation627 filings
  2. Uber Technologies, Inc.327 filings
  3. PayPal, Inc.266 filings
  4. Home Depot Management Company LLC134 filings
  5. Databricks, Inc.125 filings
  6. DocuSign Inc.121 filings
  7. Pinterest, Inc.114 filings
  8. ROBERT BOSCH LLC86 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc.67 filings
  10. Southwest Airlines Co.62 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale607 filings
  2. San Francisco269 filings
  3. San Jose254 filings
  4. Seattle163 filings
  5. New York161 filings
  6. Austin148 filings
  7. Palo Alto111 filings
  8. Bellevue109 filings
  9. Chicago102 filings
  10. Dallas99 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. LinkedIn Corporation · Sr. Software Engineer627 filings
  2. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer327 filings
  3. PayPal, Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer266 filings
  4. Home Depot Management Company LLC · Sr. Software Engineer134 filings
  5. Databricks, Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer125 filings
  6. DocuSign Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer121 filings
  7. Pinterest, Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer114 filings
  8. ROBERT BOSCH LLC · Sr. Software Engineer86 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Software Engineer67 filings
  10. Southwest Airlines Co. · Sr. Software Engineer62 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051