H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Development Engineer – Eng.

Occupation profile for Staff Software Development Engineer – Eng. covers 47 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $210,907.

FY2026 certified median
$210,907
Total filings
47
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$207,980–$227,617
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$203,733$200,220$232,000
FY202519$212,833$198,422$215,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$210,907$207,980$227,617

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 Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $203,733; FY2025 $212,833; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $210,907$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$203,733FY2025$212,833FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$210,907Certified median offer, Staff Software Development Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $203,733; FY2025 $212,833; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $210,907$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$203,733FY2025$212,833FY2026*$210,907
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.47 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto27 filings
  2. Austin4 filings
  3. Cupertino2 filings
  4. Fremont2 filings
  5. Hawthorne2 filings
  6. Farmer's Branch2 filings
  7. Bellevue2 filings
  8. Campbell1 filings
  9. Livermore1 filings
  10. Mountain View1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Software Development Engineer – Eng.47 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445