Software Dev Engineer II H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 5,931 wage applications for Software Dev Engineer II jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 75 employers. The median offered wage was $170,700, 19.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Amazon.com Services LLC filed the most (3,981, median $172,082).
- Filings
- 5,931
- Positions covered
- 15,256
- Employers
- 75
- Median offered
- $170,700
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,240
- Filings since FY2020
- 25,909
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +15%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Dev Engineer II jobs rose 15%, from $147,645 in fiscal 2020 to $170,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 19.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 4,510 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 Dev Engineer II by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 5,151 | $170,500 | +0.8% | $149,240 | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 4,510 | $169,200 | +0.8% | $137,259 | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 4,126 | $167,800 | +3.1% | $128,502 | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 2,876 | $162,700 | +5.0% | $127,338 | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 3,569 | $155,000 | +4.8% | $119,350 | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 1,877 | $147,900 | +0.2% | $113,110 | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 3,800 | $147,645 | n/a | $113,381 | +32.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 3,981 | $172,082 | +19.5% | |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 977 | $171,200 | +17.6% | |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 397 | $163,400 | +14.4% | |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 199 | $173,250 | +17.9% | |
| Audible, Inc. | 84 | $158,100 | +19.8% | |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | 57 | $187,741 | +14.4% | |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 43 | $143,311 | at the minimum | |
| Zappos.com LLC | 20 | $159,800 | +47.0% | |
| Amazon Advertising LLC | 19 | $171,300 | +23.4% | |
| TechCorp Solutions Inc. | 13 | $145,000 | +35.3% | |
| Mapbox, Inc. | 9 | $182,900 | +25.3% | |
| General Motors Financial Company, Inc. | 9 | $135,000 | +0.1% | |
| Twitch Interactive, Inc. | 8 | $194,400 | +37.0% | |
| F5, Inc. | 8 | $136,574 | +12.9% | |
| IMDb.com, Inc. | 7 | $161,100 | +9.0% | |
| CSC Investments II, LLC | 6 | $141,626 | +7.3% | |
| Egencia LLC | 6 | $108,077 | at the minimum | |
| Woot Services LLC | 5 | $182,000 | +61.2% | |
| Bop LLC | 5 | $187,700 | +58.0% | |
| Pillpack LLC | 4 | $170,300 | +29.9% | |
| DriveWealth Technologies LLC | 4 | $170,000 | +15.5% | |
| Auger Inc. | 3 | $180,000 | +20.6% | |
| Viavi Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $105,456 | +4.7% | |
| NetScout Systems, Inc. | 3 | $90,896 | at the minimum | |
| Luma Financial Technologies, LLC | 3 | $145,000 | +21.0% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 75. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Dev Engineer II jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 2,565 | $169,200 | +17.1% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 747 | $170,500 | +17.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 420 | $169,631 | +41.5% | |
| New York, NY | 308 | $180,282 | +29.5% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 264 | $187,741 | +14.3% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 204 | $187,741 | +13.9% | |
| Arlington, VA | 173 | $161,400 | +22.9% | |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 104 | $188,400 | +21.5% | |
| Boston, MA | 98 | $161,050 | +20.4% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 89 | $185,200 | +18.5% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 68 | $187,741 | +8.7% | |
| Herndon, VA | 64 | $167,400 | +24.5% | |
| Newark, NJ | 63 | $158,100 | +19.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 58 | $157,100 | +36.1% | |
| Cupertino, CA | 56 | $187,741 | +4.0% | |
| Redmond, WA | 51 | $166,100 | +11.3% | |
| North Reading, MA | 47 | $168,000 | +27.6% | |
| San Diego, CA | 47 | $162,600 | +24.9% | |
| Tempe, AZ | 47 | $162,200 | +42.4% | |
| Irvine, CA | 41 | $158,300 | +21.0% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 28 | $188,771 | +13.7% | |
| Westborough, MA | 26 | $161,950 | +30.7% | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 23 | $164,500 | +42.7% | |
| Nashville, TN | 23 | $157,700 | +41.4% | |
| Culver City, CA | 21 | $166,600 | +37.1% | |
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.
- 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.
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