H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

System Development Engineer I

Occupation profile for System Development Engineer I covers 224 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,000.

FY2026 certified median
$135,000
Total filings
224
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$122,700–$143,400
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202467$129,500$109,040$139,500
FY202587$132,200$112,950$145,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)70$135,000$122,700$143,400

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, System Development Engineer IFY2024 $129,500; FY2025 $132,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$129,500FY2025$132,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$135,000Certified median offer, System Development Engineer IFY2024 $129,500; FY2025 $132,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$129,500FY2025$132,200FY2026*$135,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC137 filings
  2. Amazon Web Services, Inc.48 filings
  3. Amazon Data Services, Inc21 filings
  4. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.17 filings
  5. Amazon Advertising LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle77 filings
  2. Bellevue36 filings
  3. Austin31 filings
  4. Dallas10 filings
  5. Tempe7 filings
  6. Sunnyvale6 filings
  7. Westborough6 filings
  8. Arlington6 filings
  9. Herndon5 filings
  10. Cupertino4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · System Development Engineer I137 filings
  2. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · System Development Engineer I48 filings
  3. Amazon Data Services, Inc · System Development Engineer I21 filings
  4. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · System Development Engineer I17 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27San 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934015-1252$101,026$122,574$144,144$165,693
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518