Director, Software Development H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).
Employers filed 32 wage applications for Director, Software Development jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $222,830, 3.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Audible, Inc. filed the most (6, median $203,400).
- Filings
- 32
- Positions covered
- 59
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $222,830
- Median prevailing wage
- $207,646
- Filings since FY2020
- 191
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +31%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Director, Software Development jobs rose 31%, from $165,943 in fiscal 2020 to $217,831 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 36 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.
Director, Software Development by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 20 | $217,831 | +4.0% | $215,644 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 30 | $209,386 | +8.7% | $190,486 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | $192,585 | −14.0% | $183,414 | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 30 | $223,839 | +31.7% | $194,387 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 35 | $170,000 | −5.6% | $153,920 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 19 | $180,000 | +8.5% | $167,710 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21 | $165,943 | n/a | $160,295 | +4.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audible, Inc. | 6 | $203,400 | +4.0% | |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 4 | $296,298 | +2.5% | |
| TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC | 4 | $267,643 | at the minimum | |
| Savvas Learning Company LLC | 2 | $185,000 | +33.7% | |
| FIS Management Services, LLC | 2 | $222,830 | +17.0% | |
| Xilinx, Inc. | 1 | $264,514 | at the minimum | |
| Planful, Inc. | 1 | $200,907 | at the minimum | |
| Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC | 1 | $180,000 | +5.2% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1 | $290,000 | +33.3% | |
| Box, Inc. | 1 | $274,456 | at the minimum | |
| Infor (US), LLC | 1 | $156,291 | at the minimum | |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 1 | $130,562 | at the minimum | |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 1 | $300,000 | +9.3% | |
| Openlink Financial LLC | 1 | $175,430 | +18.2% | |
| Radial, Inc. | 1 | $212,020 | +48.5% | |
| TDK U.S.A. Corporation | 1 | $215,000 | +2.6% | |
| Illumina, Inc. | 1 | $245,000 | +3.1% | |
| Sophos, Inc. | 1 | $254,654 | +22.6% | |
Showing the 18 employers with the most filings of 19. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Director, Software Development jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $267,643 | at the minimum | |
| Newark, NJ | 5 | $203,400 | +4.0% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4 | $254,550 | +14.9% | |
| Chandler, AZ | 2 | $185,000 | +33.7% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $250,454 | +4.7% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $130,562 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $290,000 | +33.3% | |
| Billerica, MA | 1 | $254,654 | +22.6% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $180,000 | +5.2% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $207,646 | at the minimum | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $245,000 | +3.1% | |
| Malvern, PA | 1 | $125,653 | at the minimum | |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $274,456 | at the minimum | |
| Rosemount, MN | 1 | $156,291 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $264,100 | +5.0% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $306,326 | at the minimum | |
| Uniondale, NY | 1 | $175,430 | +18.2% | |
| West Chester, PA | 1 | $212,020 | +48.5% | |
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.
- 1 filing is 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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