H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Technical Staff, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Technical Staff, Software Engineering covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $304,438.

FY2026 certified median
$304,438
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$295,204–$313,673
Top employer
EMC Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$240,038$221,236$262,324
FY20255$271,000$233,314$299,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$304,438$295,204$313,673

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Technical Staff, Software EngineeringFY2024 $240,038; FY2025 $271,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $304,438$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$240,038FY2025$271,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$304,438Certified median offer, Technical Staff, Software EngineeringFY2024 $240,038; FY2025 $271,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $304,438$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$240,038FY2025$271,000FY2026*$304,438
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. EMC Corporation6 filings
  2. Dell Products L.P.2 filings
  3. SecureWorks, Inc.2 filings
  4. Sophos, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara4 filings
  2. Seattle2 filings
  3. Hopkinton1 filings
  4. Huntersville1 filings
  5. Austin1 filings
  6. Pflugerville1 filings
  7. Kirkland1 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
    2026-27Seattle-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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1241$135,013$163,675$192,358$221,021
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445