Manager III, 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 407 wage applications for Manager III, Software Development jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 11 employers. The median offered wage was $206,877, 4.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Amazon.com Services LLC filed the most (319, median $207,690).

Filings: 407
Positions covered: 2,915
Employers: 11
Median offered: $206,877
Median prevailing wage: $198,390
Filings since FY2020: 3,385
Median offer change since FY2020: +30%

Manager III, Software Development, all employers407 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$206,877Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$195,840 to $228,480Where the middle half of the filings fall

$198,390Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Manager III, Software Development jobs rose 30%, from $160,000 in fiscal 2020 to $208,670 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 3.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 705 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.

Manager III, Software Development by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	305	$208,670	+3.0%	$198,390	+3.8%
2025	544	$202,550	−2.5%	$185,037	+10.0%
2024	705	$207,690	+0.2%	$170,310	+20.6%
2023	586	$207,300	+19.9%	$159,078	+26.2%
2022	673	$172,879	+8.0%	$153,920	+9.2%
2021	243	$160,000	no change	$143,998	+8.3%
2020	329	$160,000	n/a	$136,490	+12.6%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Amazon.com Services LLC	319	$207,690	+4.4%
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	51	$201,686	at the minimum
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	18	$199,995	+0.8%
Amazon Data Services, Inc	10	$214,354	+10.5%
A9.com LLC	2	$248,643	at the minimum
Amazon Advertising LLC	2	$196,295	+11.5%
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	1	$273,800	+36.3%
Zappos.com LLC	1	$213,400	+14.7%
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.	1	$189,549	at the minimum
Pillpack LLC	1	$184,900	+4.5%
Amazon Capital Services, Inc.	1	$250,200	+20.9%

Where Manager III, Software Development jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Seattle, WA	184	$198,390	+1.7%
Bellevue, WA	50	$205,260	+1.9%
Austin, TX	32	$184,900	+15.0%
New York, NY	23	$206,720	+9.3%
Santa Clara, CA	20	$242,642	at the minimum
Sunnyvale, CA	19	$239,889	+3.1%
East Palo Alto, CA	12	$236,231	+3.0%
San Francisco, CA	11	$253,200	+5.9%
Arlington, VA	10	$184,900	+5.8%
Palo Alto, CA	8	$234,141	at the minimum
Boston, MA	5	$184,900	+4.5%
Redmond, WA	5	$186,008	+7.3%
Tempe, AZ	5	$219,500	+55.5%
Cupertino, CA	4	$261,400	+10.2%
San Diego, CA	3	$184,900	+11.4%
Atlanta, GA	2	$191,900	+24.1%
Dallas, TX	2	$217,550	+20.8%
Mountain View, CA	2	$254,622	+2.4%
Santa Monica, CA	2	$195,800	+12.6%
Bothell, WA	1	$220,300	+11.0%
Boulder, CO	1	$189,900	+4.5%
Denver, CO	1	$184,900	+10.5%
El Segundo, CA	1	$240,000	+1.2%
Framingham, MA	1	$220,000	+24.3%
Herndon, VA	1	$217,400	+12.9%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified93%

Level III, experienced3%

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.