H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer covers 71 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $205,621.

FY2026 certified median
$205,621
Total filings
71
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$183,236–$213,346
Top employer
Zscaler, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$220,443$205,000$228,131
FY202535$210,000$197,480$219,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)23$205,621$183,236$213,346

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $220,443; FY2025 $210,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,621$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$220,443FY2025$210,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$205,621Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $220,443; FY2025 $210,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,621$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$220,443FY2025$210,000FY2026*$205,621
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Zscaler, Inc.42 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc.25 filings
  3. Dexcom, Inc.1 filings
  4. LiveRamp, Inc.1 filings
  5. Musarubra US, LLC1 filings
  6. NOVA WEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose36 filings
  2. Fremont16 filings
  3. Bellevue4 filings
  4. Austin3 filings
  5. Pflugerville2 filings
  6. Hayward1 filings
  7. Lathrop1 filings
  8. Livermore1 filings
  9. Mountain House1 filings
  10. Newark1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Zscaler, Inc. · Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer42 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer25 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990015-1252$81,702$105,269$128,856$152,422
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693