Software Engineer, Backend H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 44 wage applications for Software Engineer, Backend jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 25 employers. The median offered wage was $168,000, 9.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tinder LLC filed the most (9, median $149,365).
- Filings
- 44
- Positions covered
- 42
- Employers
- 25
- Median offered
- $168,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,365
- Filings since FY2020
- 302
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +20%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer, Backend jobs rose 20%, from $140,000 in fiscal 2020 to $168,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 81 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 Engineer, Backend by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 38 | $168,000 | +2.4% | $149,365 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 39 | $164,000 | +2.2% | $146,307 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 20 | $160,500 | +7.0% | $144,966 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 37 | $150,000 | −6.3% | $130,998 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 54 | $160,000 | −5.9% | $139,922 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 81 | $170,000 | +21.4% | $145,246 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | $140,000 | n/a | $117,770 | +7.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinder LLC | 9 | $149,365 | at the minimum | |
| Motive Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $225,000 | +26.8% | |
| Snorkel AI, Inc. | 3 | $200,000 | +33.9% | |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 3 | $153,600 | +2.9% | |
| Harvey AI Corporation | 2 | $203,456 | +9.8% | |
| Character Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $255,000 | +35.9% | |
| MagicCube, Inc. | 2 | $150,072 | +0.5% | |
| Bolster, Inc. | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| Match Group LLC | 1 | $159,500 | +17.9% | |
| Tessera Labs Corporation | 1 | $200,000 | +6.5% | |
| Cboe Global Markets Inc | 1 | $158,100 | +5.9% | |
| Ramp Business Corporation | 1 | $168,000 | +3.9% | |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 1 | $290,000 | +54.5% | |
| dYdX Trading Inc | 1 | n/a | ||
| Envoy Inc. | 1 | $197,500 | +41.9% | |
| Interon IT Solutions LLC | 1 | $101,421 | at the minimum | |
| Match Group Americas, LLC | 1 | $104,635 | +2.4% | |
| Markit North America, Inc. | 1 | $115,000 | +1.8% | |
| Wisdom AI, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 | +33.3% | |
| Spotnana Technology, Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | +10.5% | |
| Sumo Logic Inc. | 1 | $142,000 | +6.9% | |
| TikTok Inc. | 1 | $244,500 | +30.2% | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 25. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer, Backend jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 10 | $187,180 | +22.1% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $149,365 | at the minimum | |
| Redwood City, CA | 4 | $225,000 | +35.9% | |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $222,250 | +18.4% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $140,463 | +0.2% | |
| West Hollywood, CA | 3 | $129,287 | +15.1% | |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $153,600 | +16.7% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $193,871 | +17.0% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $197,500 | +41.9% | |
| Buffalo, NY | 1 | $140,000 | +12.2% | |
| Chantilly, VA | 1 | $101,421 | at the minimum | |
| Farmers Branch, TX | 1 | $115,000 | +1.8% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $103,000 | +0.8% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 1 | $158,100 | +5.9% | |
| New York, NY | 1 | n/a | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $250,000 | +33.3% | |
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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