H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, SW

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, SW covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,453.

FY2026 certified median
$125,453
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$116,765–$134,142
Top employer
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$115,461$115,461$115,461
FY20251$106,558$106,558$106,558
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$125,453$116,765$134,142

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, SWFY2024 $115,461; FY2025 $106,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,453$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$115,461FY2025$106,558FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$125,453Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, SWFY2024 $115,461; FY2025 $106,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,453$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$115,461FY2025$106,558FY2026*$125,453
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC5 filings
  2. Bayer HealthCare LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago5 filings
  2. Indianola1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450