H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Software Applications Engineer covers 63 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,431.

FY2026 certified median
$156,431
Total filings
63
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,824–$174,180
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$148,809$146,328$152,027
FY202521$150,095$130,400$155,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$156,431$147,824$174,180

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $148,809; FY2025 $150,095; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,431$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$148,809FY2025$150,095FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,431Certified median offer, Staff Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $148,809; FY2025 $150,095; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,431$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$148,809FY2025$150,095FY2026*$156,431
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.13 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.10 filings
  4. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.7 filings
  5. Extreme Networks Inc4 filings
  6. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC2 filings
  7. Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC1 filings
  8. Zscaler, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego20 filings
  2. Santa Clara17 filings
  3. Palo Alto4 filings
  4. Fremont3 filings
  5. San Jose3 filings
  6. Novi3 filings
  7. Sparks3 filings
  8. Austin3 filings
  9. Hayward1 filings
  10. Milpitas1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Software Applications Engineer25 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. · Staff Software Applications Engineer13 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Software Applications 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990015-1252$81,702$105,269$128,856$152,422
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1211$95,930$120,536$145,163$169,770
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1242$78,146$106,288$134,451$162,594