Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).

Employers filed 80 wage applications for Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 12 employers. The median offered wage was $195,562, 2.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Expedia, Inc. filed the most (19, median $199,893).

Filings: 80
Positions covered: 80
Employers: 12
Median offered: $195,562
Median prevailing wage: $157,934
Filings since FY2020: 208
Median offer change since FY2021: +29%

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering, all employers80 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$195,562Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$164,929 to $213,924Where the middle half of the filings fall

$157,934Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering jobs rose 29%, from $151,922 in fiscal 2021 to $195,820 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 2.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 59 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.

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	58	$195,820	+1.3%	$157,934	+2.9%
2025	59	$193,348	−1.7%	$185,037	at the minimum
2024	29	$196,789	+2.6%	$187,533	at the minimum
2023	21	$191,755	+5.1%	$185,099	at the minimum
2022	32	$182,510	+20.1%	$180,190	at the minimum
2021	6	$151,922	−13.5%	$129,418	at the minimum
2020	3	$175,600	n/a	$160,701	+9.3%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Expedia, Inc.	19	$199,893	at the minimum
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC	13	$180,000	+12.6%
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	13	$179,522	+16.5%
Workday, Inc.	9	$217,776	at the minimum
Caremark LLC	7	$173,059	+12.9%
Aetna Resources LLC	5	$196,639	+14.9%
Egencia LLC	3	$157,386	at the minimum
Zscaler, Inc.	3	$223,142	at the minimum
F5, Inc.	3	$240,542	+9.6%
Zillow, Inc.	2	$277,924	+2.2%
Moderna Services, Inc.	2	$209,800	+1.0%
Xsell Resources, Inc.	1	$131,602	at the minimum

Where Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Seattle, WA	16	$207,412	at the minimum
Pleasanton, CA	7	$244,668	at the minimum
San Jose, CA	5	$223,142	at the minimum
Woonsocket, RI	5	$169,094	+14.5%
Chicago, IL	4	$143,874	at the minimum
Buffalo Grove, IL	3	$174,623	+13.9%
Cumberland, RI	3	$185,000	+25.3%
Milpitas, CA	3	$195,000	+0.1%
Scottsdale, AZ	3	$184,024	+16.5%
Atlanta, GA	2	$217,776	+2.2%
Austin, TX	2	$171,642	at the minimum
Frederick, MD	2	$155,000	+2.8%
Hartford, CT	2	$167,201	+13.4%
Jersey City, NJ	2	$157,386	at the minimum
Richardson, TX	2	$171,388	+9.2%
Allen, TX	1	$201,628	+28.4%
Alpharetta, GA	1	$198,122	+76.3%
Argyle, TX	1	$191,054	+5.9%
Ashburn, VA	1	$213,150	+21.5%
Ayer, MA	1	$196,639	+10.4%
Bentonville, AR	1	$180,000	+48.5%
Cary, NC	1	$180,000	+14.5%
Centerton, AR	1	$180,000	+48.5%
Cumming, GA	1	$159,111	+4.6%
Des Plaines, IL	1	$179,522	+17.1%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry2%

Level II, qualified14%

Level III, experienced18%

Level IV, fully competent66%

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.