Software Development Senior Specialist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253).
Employers filed 40 wage applications for Software Development Senior Specialist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 3 employers. The median offered wage was $122,138, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. NTT DATA Americas, Inc. filed the most (28, median $126,443).
- Filings
- 40
- Positions covered
- 40
- Employers
- 3
- Median offered
- $122,138
- Median prevailing wage
- $121,404
- Filings since FY2020
- 533
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +5%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Development Senior Specialist jobs rose 5%, from $119,163 in fiscal 2020 to $124,906 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 128 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 Senior Specialist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 32 | $124,906 | +7.3% | $124,906 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 51 | $116,383 | +5.3% | $115,731 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 54 | $110,478 | no change | $109,828 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 71 | $110,490 | +1.2% | $109,967 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 94 | $109,212 | +5.5% | $107,467 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 103 | $103,501 | −13.1% | $103,501 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 128 | $119,163 | n/a | $118,515 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTT DATA Americas, Inc. | 28 | $126,443 | at the minimum | |
| NTT DATA Services, LLC | 10 | $115,642 | at the minimum | |
| NTT DATA Services Federal Government, LLC | 2 | $129,648 | at the minimum | |
Where Software Development Senior Specialist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 5 | $129,022 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 4 | $123,067 | at the minimum | |
| Addison, TX | 3 | $129,022 | at the minimum | |
| Carver, MN | 2 | $119,073 | at the minimum | |
| Louisville, KY | 2 | $103,834 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $135,138 | at the minimum | |
| Ashburn, VA | 1 | $133,349 | at the minimum | |
| Bala Cynwvd, PA | 1 | $123,864 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $129,022 | +7.2% | |
| Concord, CA | 1 | $153,317 | at the minimum | |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $129,022 | at the minimum | |
| Davidson, NC | 1 | $111,446 | at the minimum | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $121,971 | at the minimum | |
| Fuquay Varina, NC | 1 | $132,142 | at the minimum | |
| Gilbert, AZ | 1 | $122,304 | at the minimum | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $110,406 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $145,454 | at the minimum | |
| Lousiville, KY | 1 | $103,834 | at the minimum | |
| Malvern, PA | 1 | $114,619 | +1.6% | |
| Mckinney, TX | 1 | $129,022 | at the minimum | |
| Mclean, VA | 1 | $125,947 | at the minimum | |
| Memphis, TN | 1 | $94,078 | at the minimum | |
| Montpelier, VT | 1 | $98,779 | at the minimum | |
| Morrisville, NC | 1 | $116,603 | at the minimum | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $113,048 | at the minimum | |
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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