H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer covers 5,043 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $195,951.

FY2026 certified median
$195,951
Total filings
5,043
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,999–$226,138
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,660$173,040$150,762$201,900
FY20251,949$176,797$153,301$212,902
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1,434$195,951$156,999$226,138

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software EngineerFY2024 $173,040; FY2025 $176,797; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,951$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$173,040FY2025$176,797FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$195,951Certified median offer, Staff Software EngineerFY2024 $173,040; FY2025 $176,797; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,951$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$173,040FY2025$176,797FY2026*$195,951
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.955 filings
  2. LinkedIn Corporation209 filings
  3. ServiceNow, Inc.146 filings
  4. Google LLC143 filings
  5. Uber Technologies, Inc.139 filings
  6. Intuit Inc.135 filings
  7. Home Depot Management Company LLC130 filings
  8. PayPal, Inc.114 filings
  9. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.93 filings
  10. Tesla, Inc.53 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale736 filings
  2. San Francisco396 filings
  3. Bentonville336 filings
  4. Santa Clara217 filings
  5. Mountain View210 filings
  6. San Diego199 filings
  7. San Jose188 filings
  8. Austin163 filings
  9. Seattle147 filings
  10. New York141 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Staff Software Engineer955 filings
  2. LinkedIn Corporation · Staff Software Engineer209 filings
  3. ServiceNow, Inc. · Staff Software Engineer146 filings
  4. Google LLC · Staff Software Engineer143 filings
  5. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Staff Software Engineer139 filings
  6. Intuit Inc. · Staff Software Engineer135 filings
  7. Home Depot Management Company LLC · Staff Software Engineer130 filings
  8. PayPal, Inc. · Staff Software Engineer114 filings
  9. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Software Engineer93 filings
  10. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Software Engineer53 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693