H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. SW Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. SW Engineer covers 158 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $117,749.

FY2026 certified median
$117,749
Total filings
158
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$114,754–$130,532
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202442$108,992$102,444$115,503
FY202564$117,600$108,826$132,267
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)52$117,749$114,754$130,532

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. SW EngineerFY2024 $108,992; FY2025 $117,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,749$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$108,992FY2025$117,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$117,749Certified median offer, Sr. SW EngineerFY2024 $108,992; FY2025 $117,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,749$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$108,992FY2025$117,600FY2026*$117,749
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC79 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.56 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation22 filings
  4. U.S. Bank National Association1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin68 filings
  2. Foster City34 filings
  3. Highlands Ranch20 filings
  4. Bellevue14 filings
  5. Atlanta6 filings
  6. Mentor4 filings
  7. Ashburn4 filings
  8. Los Angeles1 filings
  9. Hopkins1 filings
  10. Charlotte1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Sr. SW Engineer79 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Sr. SW Engineer56 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation · Sr. SW Engineer22 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 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1299$92,539$115,565$138,590$161,616
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214