H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer I

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer I covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,958.

FY2026 certified median
$170,958
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,436–$188,479
Top employer
Coupang Global LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$190,486$190,486$220,000
FY20255$189,330$180,710$189,330
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$170,958$153,436$188,479

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 IFY2024 $190,486; FY2025 $189,330; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,958$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$190,486FY2025$189,330FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,958Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer IFY2024 $190,486; FY2025 $189,330; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,958$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$190,486FY2025$189,330FY2026*$170,958
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Coupang Global LLC4 filings
  2. Harness Inc.3 filings
  3. Valassis Digital Corp.3 filings
  4. Confluent, Inc.2 filings
  5. Cohesity, Inc.1 filings
  6. Etsy, Inc.1 filings
  7. Roman Health Ventures Inc.1 filings
  8. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company1 filings
  9. StarTree, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View4 filings
  2. Seattle4 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Fremont1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Apex1 filings
  7. Brooklyn1 filings
  8. New York1 filings
  9. Fairview1 filings
  10. Woodinville1 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
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187