H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Staff SW Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Staff SW Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,100.

FY2026 certified median
$173,100
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$173,100–$173,100
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$181,813$173,638$181,813
FY202510$160,600$156,782$163,234
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$173,100$173,100$173,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Staff SW EngineerFY2024 $181,813; FY2025 $160,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,100$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$181,813FY2025$160,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,100Certified median offer, Sr. Staff SW EngineerFY2024 $181,813; FY2025 $160,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,100$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$181,813FY2025$160,600FY2026*$173,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC10 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.5 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Foster City7 filings
  2. Austin7 filings
  3. Atlanta2 filings
  4. Highlands Ranch1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Sr. Staff SW Engineer10 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454