H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff, Software Engineer (L4)

Occupation profile for Staff, Software Engineer (L4) covers 73 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $237,151.

FY2026 certified median
$237,151
Total filings
73
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$229,478–$259,363
Top employer
Twilio, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202429$214,380$200,071$234,450
FY202537$225,075$212,000$241,165
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$237,151$229,478$259,363

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 (L4)FY2024 $214,380; FY2025 $225,075; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $237,151$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$214,380FY2025$225,075FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$237,151Certified median offer, Staff, Software Engineer (L4)FY2024 $214,380; FY2025 $225,075; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $237,151$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$214,380FY2025$225,075FY2026*$237,151
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Twilio, Inc.73 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco21 filings
  2. Seattle7 filings
  3. Fremont5 filings
  4. McKinney3 filings
  5. Kirkland3 filings
  6. Lathrop2 filings
  7. San Jose2 filings
  8. Sunnyvale2 filings
  9. Austin2 filings
  10. Celina2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Twilio, Inc. · Staff, Software Engineer (L4)73 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 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454