H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer (6)

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer (6) covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $224,536.

FY2026 certified median
$224,536
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$204,547–$244,525
Top employer
SNAP INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$186,732$181,881$235,087
FY20255$191,500$190,486$206,315
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$224,536$204,547$244,525

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer (6)FY2024 $186,732; FY2025 $191,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $224,536$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$186,732FY2025$191,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$224,536Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer (6)FY2024 $186,732; FY2025 $191,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $224,536$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$186,732FY2025$191,500FY2026*$224,536
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SNAP INC.9 filings
  2. Inovalon, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto4 filings
  2. Santa Monica3 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Wesley Chapel1 filings
  5. Bellevue1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. SNAP INC. · Staff Software Engineer (6)9 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
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
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851