Software Applications Engineer H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 26 wage applications for Software Applications Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 10 employers. The median offered wage was $140,475, 0.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. HP Inc. filed the most (8, median $149,718).

Filings: 26
Positions covered: 498
Employers: 10
Median offered: $140,475
Median prevailing wage: $125,767
Filings since FY2020: 248
Median offer change since FY2020: +66%

Software Applications Engineer, all employers26 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$140,475Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$123,821 to $150,000Where the middle half of the filings fall

$125,767Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Software Applications Engineer jobs rose 66%, from $84,500 in fiscal 2020 to $140,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 52 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.

Software Applications Engineer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	23	$140,500	+30.6%	$124,800	+0.5%
2025	15	$107,614	−7.9%	$105,612	at the minimum
2024	48	$116,824	+4.9%	$111,686	at the minimum
2023	52	$111,322	+10.1%	$111,322	at the minimum
2022	42	$101,109	+4.0%	$101,109	at the minimum
2021	32	$97,251	+15.1%	$97,251	at the minimum
2020	36	$84,500	n/a	$88,858	+0.4%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
HP Inc.	8	$149,718	at the minimum
Tesla, Inc.	8	$154,954	+23.4%
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	3	$130,187	at the minimum
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	1	$140,500	+16.2%
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	1	$126,734	at the minimum
Igt	1	$140,450	+2.7%
Eficens Systems Inc	1	$84,000	+0.4%
Smart Solutions Technologies NJ LLC.	1	$120,536	at the minimum
ICF Incorporated, LLC	1	$96,655	+11.9%
DataEdge Consulting, Inc.	1	$113,000	+0.5%

Where Software Applications Engineer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Austin, TX	5	$163,550	+7.1%
Spring, TX	5	$149,718	at the minimum
Santa Clara, CA	3	$128,379	at the minimum
Buffalo, NY	2	$150,000	+20.2%
Fremont, CA	2	$219,345	+15.8%
San Diego, CA	2	$130,187	at the minimum
Charlotte, NC	1	$113,000	+0.5%
Hyattsville, MD	1	$96,655	+11.9%
Lutz, FL	1	$140,450	+2.7%
St. Louis, MO	1	$84,000	+0.4%
Scotts Valley, CA	1	$121,701	at the minimum
Sparks, NV	1	$150,000	+36.1%
Westminster, CO	1	$120,536	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified50%

Level III, experienced15%

Level IV, fully competent35%

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.