H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Occupation profile for Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems) covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,900.

FY2026 certified median
$165,900
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$165,900–$186,454
Top employer
Workday, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$169,400$162,800$176,000
FY202515$176,000$174,466$176,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$165,900$165,900$186,454

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)FY2024 $169,400; FY2025 $176,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,900$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$169,400FY2025$176,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,900Certified median offer, Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)FY2024 $169,400; FY2025 $176,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,900$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$169,400FY2025$176,000FY2026*$165,900
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Workday, Inc.36 filings
  2. U.S. Bank National Association1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pleasanton13 filings
  2. Boulder6 filings
  3. Atlanta6 filings
  4. San Francisco3 filings
  5. Santa Clara3 filings
  6. Livermore1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. San Mateo1 filings
  9. Boston1 filings
  10. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Workday, Inc. · Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)36 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461