Software Engineer II H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 1,623 wage applications for Software Engineer II jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 495 employers. The median offered wage was $131,627, 7.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Capgemini America Inc filed the most (78, median $123,700).
- Filings
- 1,623
- Positions covered
- 1,619
- Employers
- 495
- Median offered
- $131,627
- Median prevailing wage
- $113,547
- Filings since FY2020
- 12,354
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +34%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer II jobs rose 34%, from $98,744 in fiscal 2020 to $132,048 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 2,366 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 II by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1,324 | $132,048 | +1.6% | $113,412 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 1,748 | $130,000 | +4.0% | $112,923 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 1,668 | $125,000 | +4.2% | $107,661 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 1,739 | $120,000 | +4.3% | $102,877 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2,366 | $115,000 | +4.5% | $97,950 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1,807 | $110,000 | +11.4% | $96,242 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1,702 | $98,744 | n/a | $91,957 | +6.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capgemini America Inc | 78 | $123,700 | +6.2% | |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 46 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| Truist Bank | 43 | $119,962 | +7.8% | |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 38 | $150,100 | +15.8% | |
| Rocket Limited Partnership | 38 | $109,564 | at the minimum | |
| eBay Inc. | 35 | $142,733 | +9.2% | |
| Chewy, Inc. | 33 | $156,906 | +16.9% | |
| FIS Management Services, LLC | 32 | $108,124 | +9.1% | |
| EMC Corporation | 29 | $142,200 | +9.8% | |
| Wayfair LLC | 28 | $161,500 | +4.5% | |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 26 | $131,082 | at the minimum | |
| Aurora Operations, Inc. | 26 | $142,500 | +7.4% | |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 25 | $134,936 | +20.8% | |
| 7-Eleven, Inc. | 24 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Axon Enterprise, Inc. | 21 | $160,500 | +7.9% | |
| Affirm, Inc. | 18 | $160,000 | +23.1% | |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 17 | $145,465 | +18.3% | |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 16 | $132,870 | +13.0% | |
| People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling | 14 | $222,000 | +17.1% | |
| Riot Games, Inc. | 14 | $182,634 | at the minimum | |
| Nisum Technologies Inc. | 13 | $122,620 | +7.8% | |
| RELX, Inc. | 12 | $92,250 | +11.6% | |
| Cummins Inc. | 12 | $112,507 | +10.6% | |
| Klaviyo, Inc. | 12 | $123,541 | +3.9% | |
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | 12 | $159,740 | +32.0% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 495. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer II jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 83 | $150,160 | +0.5% | |
| New York, NY | 75 | $160,805 | +16.6% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 69 | $172,931 | +10.1% | |
| Austin, TX | 64 | $120,750 | +8.9% | |
| Boston, MA | 63 | $154,167 | +6.7% | |
| San Jose, CA | 55 | $149,365 | +1.4% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 44 | $112,976 | +3.4% | |
| Irving, TX | 44 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 36 | $153,950 | +6.9% | |
| Chicago, IL | 34 | $121,700 | +13.3% | |
| San Diego, CA | 29 | $143,000 | +15.3% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 28 | $158,061 | +6.7% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 27 | $122,000 | +8.6% | |
| Richfield, MN | 25 | $134,936 | +20.8% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 24 | $157,581 | +1.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 22 | $121,170 | +10.8% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 22 | $160,500 | at the minimum | |
| Raleigh, NC | 21 | $109,252 | +8.6% | |
| Detroit, MI | 20 | $105,000 | +2.7% | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 20 | $124,375 | +22.1% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 19 | $85,800 | at the minimum | |
| Redwood City, CA | 19 | $150,934 | +4.3% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 17 | $112,303 | +6.1% | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 14 | $117,841 | +22.1% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 14 | $156,652 | +6.0% | |
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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