H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

System Software Engineer

Occupation profile for System Software Engineer covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,240.

FY2026 certified median
$149,240
Total filings
28
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,044–$149,365
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$116,459$87,823$129,500
FY20256$123,656$123,656$149,365
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$149,240$129,044$149,365

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, System Software EngineerFY2024 $116,459; FY2025 $123,656; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,240$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$116,459FY2025$123,656FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,240Certified median offer, System Software EngineerFY2024 $116,459; FY2025 $123,656; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,240$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$116,459FY2025$123,656FY2026*$149,240
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation4 filings
  2. CloudRay, Inc3 filings
  3. L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC3 filings
  4. Orchestra Technology, Inc2 filings
  5. SCALEFLUX, INC.2 filings
  6. Shoolin Inc2 filings
  7. TECHGROUP AMERICA INC.2 filings
  8. Benaka Gourmet LLC1 filings
  9. Cuboid LLC1 filings
  10. EPACE TECHNOLOGIES INC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara5 filings
  2. Basking Ridge3 filings
  3. Milpitas2 filings
  4. Alpharetta2 filings
  5. Plano2 filings
  6. Redmond2 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. San Jose1 filings
  9. Chicago1 filings
  10. Boston1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611