H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Software Development Engineer covers 564 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
564
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,984–$190,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024119$187,310$162,810$200,000
FY2025271$175,512$152,991$195,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)174$170,000$152,984$190,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $187,310; FY2025 $175,512; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$187,310FY2025$175,512FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Staff Software Development EngineerFY2024 $187,310; FY2025 $175,512; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$187,310FY2025$175,512FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.124 filings
  2. CVS Pharmacy Inc.112 filings
  3. Aetna Resources LLC63 filings
  4. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC63 filings
  5. Zscaler, Inc.50 filings
  6. Caremark LLC41 filings
  7. Fortinet, Inc.33 filings
  8. ProCare Pharmacy LLC15 filings
  9. FIS Management Services, LLC8 filings
  10. Coupang Global LLC5 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont70 filings
  2. San Jose49 filings
  3. Richardson43 filings
  4. Hartford29 filings
  5. Buffalo Grove25 filings
  6. Sunnyvale24 filings
  7. Woonsocket24 filings
  8. Austin18 filings
  9. Santa Clara13 filings
  10. Scottsdale11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Software Development Engineer124 filings
  2. CVS Pharmacy Inc. · Staff Software Development Engineer112 filings
  3. Aetna Resources LLC · Staff Software Development Engineer63 filings
  4. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Staff Software Development Engineer63 filings
  5. Zscaler, Inc. · Staff Software Development Engineer50 filings
  6. Caremark LLC · Staff Software Development Engineer41 filings
  7. Fortinet, Inc. · Staff Software Development Engineer33 filings
  8. ProCare Pharmacy LLC · Staff Software Development Engineer15 filings
  9. FIS Management Services, LLC · Staff Software Development Engineer8 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
2026-27Dallas-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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554015-1252$95,077$114,733$134,368$154,024
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461