H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer Data

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer Data covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $213,652.

FY2026 certified median
$213,652
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$201,826–$225,478
Top employer
Blackhawk Network, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$219,780$219,780$219,780
FY20255$226,158$220,000$230,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$213,652$201,826$225,478

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 DataFY2024 $219,780; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,652$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$219,780FY2025$226,158FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$213,652Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer DataFY2024 $219,780; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,652$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$219,780FY2025$226,158FY2026*$213,652
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Blackhawk Network, Inc.1 filings
  2. Illumio, Inc.1 filings
  3. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1 filings
  4. LeanTaaS, Inc.1 filings
  5. LMI, INC.1 filings
  6. Obsidian Security, Inc.1 filings
  7. Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
  8. UpSight, LLC1 filings
  9. Varo Bank N.A.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale2 filings
  2. Costa Mesa1 filings
  3. Milpitas1 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Coppell1 filings
  8. Fort Worth1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1243$132,642$161,762$190,882$220,002