H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

System Development Engineer III

Occupation profile for System Development Engineer III covers 159 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,710.

FY2026 certified median
$180,710
Total filings
159
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,200–$190,000
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202469$175,000$160,000$200,000
FY202557$163,862$158,500$185,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)33$180,710$151,200$190,000

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 IIIFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $163,862; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,710$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$175,000FY2025$163,862FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,710Certified median offer, System Development Engineer IIIFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $163,862; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,710$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$175,000FY2025$163,862FY2026*$180,710
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC114 filings
  2. Amazon Data Services, Inc12 filings
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.12 filings
  4. Amazon Web Services, Inc.9 filings
  5. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.5 filings
  6. Amazon Advertising LLC3 filings
  7. Twitch Interactive, Inc.3 filings
  8. 1Life Healthcare, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle48 filings
  2. Austin22 filings
  3. Bellevue15 filings
  4. Sunnyvale13 filings
  5. Dallas9 filings
  6. Arlington6 filings
  7. San Francisco5 filings
  8. Santa Clara5 filings
  9. Cupertino4 filings
  10. Tempe3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · System Development Engineer III114 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · System Development Engineer III12 filings
  3. Amazon Data Services, Inc · System Development Engineer III12 filings
  4. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · System Development Engineer III9 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
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