Software Engineer III H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 1,519 wage applications for Software Engineer III jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 230 employers. The median offered wage was $129,459, 11.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. filed the most (505, median $117,581).
- Filings
- 1,519
- Positions covered
- 1,473
- Employers
- 230
- Median offered
- $129,459
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,923
- Filings since FY2020
- 12,842
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +10%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer III jobs rose 10%, from $117,790 in fiscal 2020 to $129,459 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 12.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 2,403 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 III by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1,218 | $129,459 | +3.0% | $112,518 | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 2,140 | $125,653 | +2.7% | $114,716 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 1,961 | $122,377 | −3.0% | $109,780 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 1,948 | $126,135 | +5.1% | $111,322 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 2,403 | $120,000 | +4.3% | $101,754 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1,777 | $115,000 | −2.4% | $101,109 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1,395 | $117,790 | n/a | $108,035 | +9.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 505 | $117,581 | +46.7% | |
| eBay Inc. | 122 | $172,450 | +7.9% | |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | 91 | $121,600 | +40.8% | |
| Truist Bank | 75 | $134,958 | +5.2% | |
| Capgemini America Inc | 58 | $137,000 | +4.8% | |
| Wayfair LLC | 25 | $188,235 | +10.0% | |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 23 | $172,700 | +9.7% | |
| ASML US, LP | 21 | $130,687 | at the minimum | |
| Federal Express Corporation | 19 | $125,244 | +12.9% | |
| Paychex North America Inc. | 19 | $120,715 | +13.3% | |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc. | 18 | $103,890 | +9.9% | |
| RELX, Inc. | 16 | $108,042 | +13.7% | |
| Asurion, LLC | 16 | $155,251 | +43.8% | |
| Staples, Inc. | 13 | $140,000 | +10.4% | |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. | 13 | $102,000 | +3.8% | |
| Box, Inc. | 12 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| NIKE, Inc. | 12 | $162,514 | +21.5% | |
| Chewy, Inc. | 12 | $189,750 | +21.0% | |
| Cummins Inc. | 11 | $129,813 | +15.1% | |
| Choice Hotels International Services Corp | 11 | $134,514 | at the minimum | |
| NetApp, Inc. | 10 | $140,500 | at the minimum | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 10 | $164,518 | +7.7% | |
| M&T Bank | 9 | $131,602 | at the minimum | |
| ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 8 | $116,106 | at the minimum | |
| CWC Travel, Inc. | 8 | $144,350 | +4.2% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 230. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer III jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville, AR | 337 | $118,916 | +76.5% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 118 | $117,000 | +8.5% | |
| San Jose, CA | 88 | $176,224 | +9.1% | |
| Lowell, AR | 64 | $122,535 | +45.8% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 47 | $133,000 | +3.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 41 | $140,000 | +2.0% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 39 | $136,124 | +8.8% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 28 | $166,708 | +12.0% | |
| Boston, MA | 26 | $186,775 | +8.1% | |
| Raleigh, NC | 26 | $126,423 | +9.5% | |
| New York, NY | 23 | $172,008 | +20.4% | |
| Chicago, IL | 20 | $137,000 | +4.8% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 19 | $187,017 | +5.9% | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 17 | $159,910 | +24.6% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | $178,148 | +7.2% | |
| Irving, TX | 15 | $122,967 | +8.9% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 14 | $102,000 | +3.5% | |
| Dallas, TX | 13 | $137,900 | +29.4% | |
| Frisco, TX | 13 | $122,500 | +8.2% | |
| Herndon, VA | 13 | $141,521 | +15.6% | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 13 | $134,514 | at the minimum | |
| Framingham, MA | 11 | $144,766 | +10.4% | |
| Nashville, TN | 11 | $155,000 | +50.0% | |
| San Diego, CA | 11 | $130,187 | at the minimum | |
| San Antonio, TX | 10 | $134,813 | +13.8% | |
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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