H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer, Backend covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $264,514.

FY2026 certified median
$264,514
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$238,358–$282,257
Top employer
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$210,000$186,125$240,250
FY202511$224,625$184,734$232,785
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$264,514$238,358$282,257

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, BackendFY2024 $210,000; FY2025 $224,625; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$210,000FY2025$224,625FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$264,514Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer, BackendFY2024 $210,000; FY2025 $224,625; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$210,000FY2025$224,625FY2026*$264,514
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Edelman Financial Engines, LLC3 filings
  2. Apollo Graph, Inc.2 filings
  3. Match Group LLC2 filings
  4. Poshmark Inc.2 filings
  5. Salesforce, Inc.2 filings
  6. Tinder LLC2 filings
  7. BILL Operations LLC1 filings
  8. CS Disco Inc.1 filings
  9. Grindr, LLC1 filings
  10. Panasonic Well LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto4 filings
  2. Chandler2 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. Dallas2 filings
  6. Lake Forest1 filings
  7. Redwood City1 filings
  8. San Jose1 filings
  9. Rogers1 filings
  10. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086