H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff SW Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff SW Engineer covers 339 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,903.

FY2026 certified median
$144,903
Total filings
339
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,177–$163,550
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024106$139,464$121,222$148,450
FY2025152$141,637$131,081$155,709
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)81$144,903$133,177$163,550

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff SW EngineerFY2024 $139,464; FY2025 $141,637; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,903$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$139,464FY2025$141,637FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,903Certified median offer, Staff SW EngineerFY2024 $139,464; FY2025 $141,637; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,903$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$139,464FY2025$141,637FY2026*$144,903
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC151 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.109 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation72 filings
  4. Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Candescent)4 filings
  5. NCR Voyix Corporation3 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin151 filings
  2. Foster City82 filings
  3. Highlands Ranch46 filings
  4. Bellevue25 filings
  5. Atlanta22 filings
  6. Ashburn5 filings
  7. San Ramon2 filings
  8. Fremont1 filings
  9. Los Angeles1 filings
  10. Sunnyvale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Staff SW Engineer151 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Staff SW Engineer109 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation · Staff SW Engineer72 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1253$82,846$102,294$121,763$141,211
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237