Backend Software Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 89 wage applications for Backend Software Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 34 employers. The median offered wage was $175,000, 8.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC filed the most (22, median $188,211).
- Filings
- 89
- Positions covered
- 154
- Employers
- 34
- Median offered
- $175,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,365
- Filings since FY2020
- 416
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Backend Software Engineer jobs rose 22%, from $140,125 in fiscal 2020 to $171,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 77 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 Software Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 75 | $171,000 | +4.9% | $149,365 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 77 | $163,000 | −6.2% | $139,701 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 66 | $173,707 | +1.0% | $135,283 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 64 | $172,061 | +14.5% | $133,130 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | $150,280 | +7.2% | $130,894 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 43 | $140,250 | +0.1% | $120,578 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 51 | $140,125 | n/a | $110,063 | +14.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 22 | $188,211 | +4.7% | |
| ByteDance Inc. | 15 | $194,000 | +20.2% | |
| TikTok Inc. | 6 | $223,360 | +11.6% | |
| Digital Manufacturing Systems Inc. | 4 | $125,000 | +13.1% | |
| LangChain Inc. | 3 | $187,574 | at the minimum | |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 3 | $106,050 | +1.2% | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 2 | $125,684 | +18.6% | |
| Komprise, Inc. | 2 | $110,000 | +0.1% | |
| Docusign Inc. | 2 | $203,150 | +11.0% | |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 2 | $175,000 | +17.3% | |
| Fancycom Inc. | 2 | $147,500 | +6.0% | |
| First Help Financial LLC | 1 | $120,000 | +6.3% | |
| Egan-Jones Ratings Company | 1 | $101,421 | at the minimum | |
| Greystone & Co. II LLC | 1 | $145,000 | +39.5% | |
| Ursus Inc | 1 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| BRINC Drones, Inc. | 1 | $162,000 | +8.5% | |
| Qualified Health PBC | 1 | $160,000 | +7.1% | |
| Wynd Technologies Inc. | 1 | $147,368 | +8.6% | |
| Epiq eDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (LS) | 1 | $165,000 | +2.6% | |
| Fireworks.ai, Inc. | 1 | $206,000 | +13.8% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 1 | $187,574 | at the minimum | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $194,600 | +3.7% | |
| GoQuant Technologies Inc. | 1 | $165,547 | at the minimum | |
| Sree Infoteck LLC | 1 | $106,475 | at the minimum | |
| Eigen Labs, Inc. | 1 | $182,312 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 34. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Backend Software Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue, WA | 21 | $189,500 | +15.5% | |
| San Jose, CA | 18 | $216,069 | +9.0% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 7 | $203,150 | +3.7% | |
| Culver City, CA | 5 | $171,000 | +31.9% | |
| Clinton Township, MI | 4 | $125,000 | +13.1% | |
| Boulder, CO | 3 | $115,820 | +9.0% | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $161,000 | +2.6% | |
| Campbell, CA | 2 | $110,000 | +0.1% | |
| Chino Hills, CA | 2 | $106,050 | +1.2% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $125,684 | +18.6% | |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $147,500 | +6.0% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $189,075 | +14.1% | |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $172,156 | +4.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Bethesda, MD | 1 | $101,421 | at the minimum | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $175,000 | +8.8% | |
| Cerritos, CA | 1 | $112,526 | at the minimum | |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $135,000 | +36.7% | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $187,574 | at the minimum | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $120,000 | +6.3% | |
| Lake Stevens, WA | 1 | $170,000 | +13.9% | |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $165,547 | at the minimum | |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $147,368 | +8.6% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $160,000 | +7.1% | |
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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