H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Systems/Software Engineer I

Occupation profile for Systems/Software Engineer I covers 40 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $91,780.

FY2026 certified median
$91,780
Total filings
40
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,080–$118,455
Top employer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202417$109,800$102,395$112,500
FY202517$85,634$70,000$98,176
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$91,780$83,080$118,455

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Systems/Software Engineer IFY2024 $109,800; FY2025 $85,634; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $91,780$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$109,800FY2025$85,634FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$91,780Certified median offer, Systems/Software Engineer IFY2024 $109,800; FY2025 $85,634; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $91,780$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$109,800FY2025$85,634FY2026*$91,780
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company40 filings

Top cities

  1. Spring15 filings
  2. San Jose8 filings
  3. Durham5 filings
  4. Roseville3 filings
  5. Sunnyvale2 filings
  6. Fort Collins2 filings
  7. Ft. Collins1 filings
  8. Chicago1 filings
  9. St. Louis Park1 filings
  10. Bothell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · Systems/Software Engineer I40 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1299$72,717$98,259$123,781$149,323
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266015-1252$86,091$115,253$144,435$173,597
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1299$62,608$89,627$116,646$143,666
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693