Senior Software Engineer, Backend H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 45 wage applications for Senior Software Engineer, Backend jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 27 employers. The median offered wage was $209,250, 15.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tinder LLC filed the most (5, median $222,500).
- Filings
- 45
- Positions covered
- 42
- Employers
- 27
- Median offered
- $209,250
- Median prevailing wage
- $180,710
- Filings since FY2020
- 223
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +36%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Software Engineer, Backend jobs rose 36%, from $151,898 in fiscal 2020 to $206,315 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 13.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 56 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 Software Engineer, Backend by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 34 | $206,315 | +1.7% | $180,710 | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 36 | $202,959 | +10.7% | $179,982 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 31 | $183,310 | +7.8% | $163,862 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 31 | $170,000 | −2.9% | $141,378 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 56 | $175,000 | +3.1% | $144,726 | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | $169,781 | +11.8% | $145,246 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | $151,898 | n/a | $137,259 | +12.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinder LLC | 5 | $222,500 | at the minimum | |
| Included Health Inc. | 4 | $238,500 | +17.1% | |
| Flexible Finance, Inc. | 4 | $200,000 | +10.8% | |
| Spotnana Technology, Inc. | 3 | $185,000 | +21.2% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 3 | $250,000 | +17.1% | |
| Snorkel AI, Inc. | 2 | $216,237 | +4.8% | |
| Duolingo, Inc. | 2 | $211,750 | +60.4% | |
| Twin Health, Inc. | 2 | $181,500 | +8.6% | |
| Choreograph LLC | 2 | $210,120 | +41.0% | |
| Rex Team General LLC | 1 | $139,152 | at the minimum | |
| Match Group LLC | 1 | $165,480 | +18.7% | |
| Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc. | 1 | $193,050 | +2.9% | |
| Mercari, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | +3.4% | |
| Scout Motors Inc. | 1 | $187,741 | +16.1% | |
| McGraw Hill LLC | 1 | $154,000 | +14.5% | |
| dYdX Trading Inc | 1 | $295,000 | +63.9% | |
| Aircall.io, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 | +21.7% | |
| McAfee, LLC | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Bubble Group, Inc. | 1 | $195,000 | +2.9% | |
| Magic Labs, Inc. | 1 | $168,709 | at the minimum | |
| TRM Labs Inc. | 1 | $221,667 | +96.3% | |
| Modern Clinics, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 | +54.7% | |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 1 | $135,000 | +13.0% | |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) | 1 | $200,000 | +6.6% | |
| Klarity Intelligence, Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | +1.3% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 27. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Software Engineer, Backend jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 9 | $250,000 | +17.1% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $220,000 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 7 | $210,000 | +41.0% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $220,000 | +21.7% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $193,574 | +57.5% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 2 | $216,237 | +4.8% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $139,152 | at the minimum | |
| Broomfield, CO | 1 | $200,000 | +16.2% | |
| Folsom, CA | 1 | $175,000 | +0.8% | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $187,741 | +16.1% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Hayward, CA | 1 | $193,050 | +2.9% | |
| Kent, WA | 1 | $200,000 | +10.7% | |
| Livingston, NJ | 1 | $210,120 | +41.0% | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $188,000 | +16.3% | |
| Mill Creek, WA | 1 | $168,709 | at the minimum | |
| Monroeville, PA | 1 | $135,000 | +13.0% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $200,000 | +6.6% | |
| Redmond, WA | 1 | n/a | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $225,000 | +19.8% | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $154,000 | +14.5% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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