H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer ¿, Software

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer ¿, Software covers 228 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $154,419.

FY2026 certified median
$154,419
Total filings
228
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$142,314–$168,100
Top employer
DISH Network LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202478$142,002$130,520$168,842
FY202587$150,550$139,443$169,740
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)63$154,419$142,314$168,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer ¿, SoftwareFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $150,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,419$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,002FY2025$150,550FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$154,419Certified median offer, Staff Engineer ¿, SoftwareFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $150,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,419$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,002FY2025$150,550FY2026*$154,419
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DISH Network LLC53 filings
  2. Safeway Inc.53 filings
  3. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.30 filings
  4. Dish Wireless LLC21 filings
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.10 filings
  6. Samsung Research America, Inc.10 filings
  7. Paylocity Corporation8 filings
  8. Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)7 filings
  9. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.4 filings
  10. Ignitarium Inc.4 filings

Top cities

  1. Englewood58 filings
  2. Plano34 filings
  3. Pleasanton33 filings
  4. Santa Clara14 filings
  5. Mountain View9 filings
  6. Peachtree City9 filings
  7. Austin8 filings
  8. South San Francisco6 filings
  9. Phoenix5 filings
  10. Carlsbad4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Safeway Inc. · Staff Engineer ¿, Software53 filings
  2. DISH Network LLC · Staff Engineer ¿, Software53 filings
  3. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. · Staff Engineer ¿, Software30 filings
  4. Dish Wireless LLC · Staff Engineer ¿, Software21 filings
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Staff Engineer ¿, Software10 filings
  6. Samsung Research America, Inc. · Staff Engineer ¿, Software10 filings
  7. Paylocity Corporation · Staff Engineer ¿, Software8 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
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877