Senior Software Engineer I H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 304 wage applications for Senior Software Engineer I jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 71 employers. The median offered wage was $157,591, 6.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. HubSpot, Inc. filed the most (45, median $157,600).

Filings: 304
Positions covered: 302
Employers: 71
Median offered: $157,591
Median prevailing wage: $131,997
Filings since FY2020: 1,635
Median offer change since FY2020: +30%

Senior Software Engineer I, all employers304 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$157,591Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$133,875 to $176,350Where the middle half of the filings fall

$131,997Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Senior Software Engineer I jobs rose 30%, from $121,000 in fiscal 2020 to $157,581 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 307 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 I by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	238	$157,581	no change	$134,514	+6.0%
2025	307	$157,600	+6.9%	$131,602	+8.0%
2024	259	$147,475	+1.2%	$130,416	+9.0%
2023	253	$145,775	+0.5%	$129,189	+9.6%
2022	240	$145,000	+18.5%	$121,763	+14.1%
2021	157	$122,348	+1.1%	$120,931	+4.5%
2020	181	$121,000	n/a	$119,122	+3.2%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
HubSpot, Inc.	45	$157,600	+26.1%
ASML US, LP	38	$161,720	at the minimum
RELX, Inc.	23	$118,476	+5.0%
Nisum Technologies Inc.	20	$132,975	+2.8%
Staples, Inc.	17	$160,000	+5.8%
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	14	$181,550	+35.5%
Electronic Arts Inc.	13	$209,300	+16.2%
Axon Enterprise, Inc.	12	$188,000	+4.0%
EBSCO Publishing	8	$128,358	+5.1%
Exelon Business Services Company LLC	6	$131,155	at the minimum
CSX Transportation, Inc.	6	$145,250	+9.3%
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.	6	$121,000	+10.7%
LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.	5	$111,933	+6.3%
Metropolis Employee Services, LLC	5	$212,202	at the minimum
Smartsheet, Inc.	4	$179,300	+11.1%
Shutterfly, LLC	4	$136,595	+3.8%
Nowcom, LLC	4	$129,667	at the minimum
Compass Management Holdings, LLC	4	$177,587	+20.6%
Dotdash Media Inc.	3	$162,000	+22.9%
Aledade, Inc.	3	$158,918	+45.8%
lululemon usa inc.	3	$176,929	+4.7%
eShares, Inc.	3	$190,000	+1.3%
First Mile Group, Inc.	2	$190,000	+19.8%
CoreWeave, Inc.	2	$202,500	+35.7%
Fetch Rewards, Inc.	2	$192,500	+53.7%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 71. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Senior Software Engineer I jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Seattle, WA	22	$188,000	+4.0%
Wilton, CT	20	$161,720	at the minimum
Framingham, MA	17	$160,000	+5.8%
San Jose, CA	17	$157,600	at the minimum
New York, NY	13	$180,000	+21.1%
Raleigh, NC	13	$120,000	+5.7%
Boston, MA	10	$170,822	+16.6%
Cambridge, MA	10	$157,600	+20.2%
Redwood City, CA	9	$205,696	+11.6%
Bellevue, WA	7	$187,574	+10.7%
Jacksonville, FL	7	$146,800	+9.7%
Pleasanton, CA	7	$135,699	at the minimum
San Francisco, CA	7	$180,000	+6.6%
Austin, TX	6	$157,600	+17.9%
Rocklin, CA	6	$121,000	+12.3%
San Diego, CA	6	$157,581	at the minimum
Los Angeles, CA	5	$129,667	at the minimum
Alpharetta, GA	4	$121,000	+10.7%
Apex, NC	4	$124,153	+4.9%
Atlanta, GA	4	$174,050	+43.7%
Chicago, IL	4	$164,000	+27.4%
Dublin, CA	4	$135,699	at the minimum
Kirkland, WA	4	$223,402	+7.4%
Carneys Point, NJ	3	$131,602	at the minimum
Oakbrook Terrace, IL	3	$130,707	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry13%

Level II, qualified39%

Level III, experienced33%

Level IV, fully competent15%

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.