Software Development Engineering H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 660 wage applications for Software Development Engineering jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 4 employers. The median offered wage was $186,142, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Apple Inc. filed the most (656, median $186,142).

Filings: 660
Positions covered: 658
Employers: 4
Median offered: $186,142
Median prevailing wage: $185,453
Filings since FY2022: 1,067
Median offer change since FY2024: +3%

Software Development Engineering, all employers660 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$186,142Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$163,550 to $212,202Where the middle half of the filings fall

$185,453Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2022

The median wage offered for Software Development Engineering jobs rose 3%, from $179,982 in fiscal 2024 to $184,974 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 541 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 Development Engineering by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	515	$184,974	−2.9%	$181,121	at the minimum
2025	541	$190,486	+5.8%	$190,486	at the minimum
2024	7	$179,982	+35.3%	$179,982	at the minimum
2023	3	$133,000	n/a	$132,683	+0.2%
2022	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Apple Inc.	656	$186,142	at the minimum
AC Wellness Network LLC	2	$209,989	at the minimum
Fiserv Solutions, LLC	1	$152,017	at the minimum
Pioneer Consulting Services LLC	1	$112,923	at the minimum

Where Software Development Engineering jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Cupertino, CA	360	$187,741	at the minimum
Seattle, WA	104	$190,486	at the minimum
Sunnyvale, CA	65	$181,100	at the minimum
Austin, TX	47	$163,550	at the minimum
Santa Clara, CA	26	$186,142	at the minimum
San Diego, CA	24	$171,600	at the minimum
San Francisco, CA	12	$200,115	at the minimum
New York, NY	6	$189,592	at the minimum
Beaverton, OR	2	$184,281	+3.6%
Cambridge, MA	2	$158,960	at the minimum
Denver, CO	2	$188,850	+15.9%
Elk Grove, CA	2	$179,880	+3.6%
Waltham, MA	2	$132,100	+0.8%
West Lake Hills, TX	2	$151,351	at the minimum
Cary, NC	1	$157,248	at the minimum
Culver City, CA	1	$197,400	+12.1%
Orlando, FL	1	$144,500	+1.0%
Richardson, TX	1	$112,923	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry6%

Level II, qualified18%

Level III, experienced19%

Level IV, fully competent57%

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.