MTS 2, Software Engineer H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 96 wage applications for MTS 2, Software Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 3 employers. The median offered wage was $236,124, 15.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. eBay Inc. filed the most (90, median $237,485).

Filings: 96
Positions covered: 96
Employers: 3
Median offered: $236,124
Median prevailing wage: $202,558
Filings since FY2020: 767
Median offer change since FY2020: +25%

MTS 2, Software Engineer, all employers96 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$236,124Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$206,500 to $243,401Where the middle half of the filings fall

$202,558Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for MTS 2, Software Engineer jobs rose 25%, from $190,000 in fiscal 2020 to $238,111 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 17.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 142 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.

MTS 2, Software Engineer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	83	$238,111	+8.4%	$202,558	+17.0%
2025	94	$219,747	+4.6%	$199,072	+9.7%
2024	137	$210,161	+1.3%	$187,737	+12.5%
2023	142	$207,486	+4.8%	$192,941	+14.0%
2022	111	$198,000	+3.4%	$184,080	+10.3%
2021	100	$191,484	+0.8%	$170,872	+16.3%
2020	100	$190,000	n/a	$154,669	+22.8%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
eBay Inc.	90	$237,485	+16.8%
PayPal, Inc.	4	$216,904	+5.0%
Happy Returns LLC	2	$203,300	+7.2%

Where MTS 2, Software Engineer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
San Jose, CA	64	$240,839	+12.9%
Austin, TX	15	$194,000	+18.6%
Bellevue, WA	4	$234,656	+10.6%
Jersey City, NJ	2	$218,785	+15.4%
Portland, OR	2	$208,962	+17.5%
San Francisco, CA	2	$240,316	+12.6%
Bolingbrook, IL	1	$196,648	+28.3%
Boonton, NJ	1	$203,300	+7.2%
Booton, NJ	1	$203,300	+7.2%
Draper, UT	1	$156,777	+2.9%
Forney, TX	1	$200,127	+27.5%
St. Augustine, FL	1	$185,742	+19.4%
Tempe, AZ	1	$188,303	+19.2%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified0%

Level III, experienced32%

Level IV, fully competent68%

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.