IT Software Developer H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 28 wage applications for IT Software Developer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 7 employers. The median offered wage was $139,956, 24.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company filed the most (20, median $148,555).

Filings: 28
Positions covered: 226
Employers: 7
Median offered: $139,956
Median prevailing wage: $111,509
Filings since FY2020: 75
Median offer change since FY2020: +47%

IT Software Developer, all employers28 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$139,956Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$129,435 to $152,269Where the middle half of the filings fall

$111,509Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for IT Software Developer jobs rose 47%, from $96,595 in fiscal 2020 to $141,880 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 23.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 12 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.

IT Software Developer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	25	$141,880	+41.1%	$111,509	+23.6%
2025	11	$100,526	−3.3%	$89,419	+4.1%
2024	7	$103,958	−10.3%	$103,958	at the minimum
2023	12	$115,918	−3.1%	$115,918	+0.5%
2022	5	$119,600	+31.8%	$109,304	+8.0%
2021	6	$90,717	−6.1%	$87,776	+17.2%
2020	9	$96,595	n/a	$96,595	+0.7%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company	20	$148,555	+29.6%
Qualcomm Incorporated	2	$93,933	at the minimum
Siemens Energy, Inc.	2	$129,435	+35.5%
Structural Group, Inc.	1	$113,940	+2.6%
Performance One Media, LLC	1	$96,117	at the minimum
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC	1	$128,000	+4.1%
Infoswift Corp.	1	$135,200	+12.7%

Where IT Software Developer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Concord, NC	2	$147,140	+20.2%
Lexington, SC	2	$153,704	+39.9%
Orlando, FL	2	$129,435	+35.5%
San Diego, CA	2	$93,933	at the minimum
Austin, TX	1	$135,200	+12.7%
Centennial, CO	1	$96,117	at the minimum
Chandler, AZ	1	$113,940	+2.6%
Charlotte, NC	1	$138,275	+23.0%
Columbia, SC	1	$146,069	+33.0%
Garner, NC	1	$152,225	+12.4%
Indianapolis, IN	1	$151,333	+34.5%
Maryville, TN	1	$161,751	+38.9%
Mayfield Heights, OH	1	$151,040	+35.5%
Mckinney, TX	1	$143,420	+6.3%
Mentor, OH	1	$177,000	+35.3%
Newton, MA	1	$128,000	+4.1%
Plano, TX	1	$139,600	+23.6%
Rockville, MD	1	$140,311	+11.3%
Schaumburg, IL	1	$134,990	+24.9%
Solon, OH	1	$166,324	+49.2%
Twinsburg, OH	1	$129,350	+46.9%
Wake Forest, NC	1	$136,400	+20.1%
Willoughby Hills, OH	1	$133,864	+20.0%
Willoughby, OH	1	$155,274	+39.2%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified42%

Level III, experienced54%

Level IV, fully competent4%

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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.