Backend Developer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 40 wage applications for Backend Developer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 26 employers. The median offered wage was $112,430, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Photon Infotech, Inc. filed the most (4, median $101,407).
- Filings
- 40
- Positions covered
- 39
- Employers
- 26
- Median offered
- $112,430
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,424
- Filings since FY2020
- 208
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +2%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Backend Developer jobs rose 2%, from $110,000 in fiscal 2020 to $112,430 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 47 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Backend Developer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 34 | $112,430 | +1.4% | $112,424 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 44 | $110,875 | +2.8% | $106,558 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 41 | $107,900 | −1.9% | $102,492 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 23 | $110,000 | +10.0% | $101,109 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 47 | $100,000 | +7.3% | $90,750 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 12 | $93,184 | −15.3% | $93,184 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 7 | $110,000 | n/a | $99,632 | +0.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photon Infotech, Inc. | 4 | $101,407 | +2.5% | |
| Econtenti Inc | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Kivyo Inc. | 3 | $87,000 | at the minimum | |
| Resolve Tech Solutions LLC | 2 | $115,250 | +2.1% | |
| Ursus Inc | 2 | $135,699 | at the minimum | |
| Mesa Associates, Inc. | 2 | $78,125 | at the minimum | |
| IT America, Inc. | 2 | $112,430 | at the minimum | |
| Pilot Technologies LLC | 2 | $105,000 | +2.1% | |
| Altimetrik Corp. | 2 | $131,217 | at the minimum | |
| Orbixia LLC | 1 | $154,000 | +0.4% | |
| Prasquare Technologies LLC | 1 | $125,798 | at the minimum | |
| Augmented Reality Technologies LLC | 1 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
| IBM Corporation | 1 | $155,136 | +34.4% | |
| Levio Consulting Inc | 1 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Cloud Social Technologies LLC | 1 | $90,896 | at the minimum | |
| Viabound LLC | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Prospect Equities Real Estate LLC | 1 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
| Infobahn Softworld Inc. | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| V-Work Infotech Solutions Inc. | 1 | $113,000 | +0.1% | |
| SDH Systems LLC | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Techsun Soft Inc | 1 | $91,000 | +19.7% | |
| Squad Software Inc | 1 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Insight Global, LLC | 1 | $102,274 | at the minimum | |
| Vorizo Info Tech Inc | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 24 employers with the most filings of 26. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Backend Developer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 4 | $100,877 | at the minimum | |
| Irving, TX | 3 | $113,000 | +0.1% | |
| Celina, TX | 2 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
| Covington, KY | 2 | $120,000 | +0.2% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $96,462 | +1.7% | |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $135,699 | at the minimum | |
| Gastonia, NC | 2 | $112,430 | at the minimum | |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $78,125 | at the minimum | |
| Milpitas, CA | 2 | $105,000 | +2.1% | |
| Argyle, TX | 1 | $105,000 | +15.5% | |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | +1.7% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $102,814 | at the minimum | |
| Centerton, AR | 1 | $102,274 | at the minimum | |
| Decatur, GA | 1 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $121,000 | +7.2% | |
| Garland, TX | 1 | $90,896 | at the minimum | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $125,798 | at the minimum | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 1 | $91,000 | +19.7% | |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $113,000 | +0.1% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | 1 | $155,136 | +34.4% | |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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