H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Systems Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Systems Software Engineer covers 56 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,673.

FY2026 certified median
$103,673
Total filings
56
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,145–$114,813
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202429$113,500$99,000$178,000
FY202515$104,679$90,834$111,841
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$103,673$98,145$114,813

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Systems Software EngineerFY2024 $113,500; FY2025 $104,679; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,673$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$113,500FY2025$104,679FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$103,673Certified median offer, Systems Software EngineerFY2024 $113,500; FY2025 $104,679; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,673$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$113,500FY2025$104,679FY2026*$103,673
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation5 filings
  2. Carnegie Mellon University4 filings
  3. Micron Technology, Inc.4 filings
  4. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company4 filings
  5. Cira Tek Inc2 filings
  6. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC2 filings
  7. Emory University2 filings
  8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company2 filings
  9. NEOSIS IT SOLUTIONS LLC2 filings
  10. Precision X-Ray, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh5 filings
  2. Austin5 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Irving3 filings
  5. Aliso Viejo2 filings
  6. Madison2 filings
  7. Atlanta2 filings
  8. Boise2 filings
  9. Buffalo2 filings
  10. Chicago2 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
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
    2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426015-1252$83,117$109,491$135,866$162,240
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1244$74,131$91,416$108,701$125,986