Software Engineer IV H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 333 wage applications for Software Engineer IV jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 75 employers. The median offered wage was $157,123, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Snap Inc. filed the most (83, median $174,015).
- Filings
- 333
- Positions covered
- 325
- Employers
- 75
- Median offered
- $157,123
- Median prevailing wage
- $150,758
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,871
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +17%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer IV jobs rose 17%, from $134,316 in fiscal 2020 to $157,352 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 382 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 IV by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 253 | $157,352 | +3.6% | $151,154 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 382 | $151,819 | +1.8% | $142,853 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 329 | $149,136 | +2.3% | $141,534 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 235 | $145,725 | +4.1% | $136,822 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 360 | $140,000 | +3.4% | $123,614 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 189 | $135,429 | +0.8% | $123,614 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 123 | $134,316 | n/a | $126,536 | +1.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snap Inc. | 83 | $174,015 | at the minimum | |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 41 | $100,516 | at the minimum | |
| Truist Bank | 26 | $150,000 | +3.2% | |
| Dexian, LLC | 13 | $130,926 | at the minimum | |
| Specs Inc. | 12 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Asurion, LLC | 12 | $180,125 | +7.9% | |
| Credit Karma, LLC | 11 | $198,694 | +76.7% | |
| Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc. | 10 | $145,600 | +7.9% | |
| Netskope, Inc. | 8 | $200,000 | +24.2% | |
| MoneyGram International, Inc. | 5 | $150,000 | +10.7% | |
| Artech, LLC | 5 | $166,400 | +8.6% | |
| Robert Half Inc. | 5 | $165,000 | +3.8% | |
| DENSO International America, Inc. | 5 | $170,980 | +23.5% | |
| HP Inc. | 4 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Ineight, Inc. | 4 | $153,382 | +9.8% | |
| Interactive Communications International, Inc. | 4 | $152,131 | at the minimum | |
| Paychex North America Inc. | 4 | $155,500 | +4.4% | |
| Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Candescent) | 3 | $165,650 | +8.9% | |
| MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. | 3 | $130,936 | at the minimum | |
| Arch US MI Services Inc. | 3 | $140,587 | at the minimum | |
| Capgemini America Inc | 3 | $163,550 | at the minimum | |
| Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 3 | $135,000 | +6.2% | |
| Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $154,000 | +0.5% | |
| Cohesity, Inc. | 2 | $202,567 | at the minimum | |
| Technumen, Inc. | 2 | $116,480 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 75. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer IV jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 37 | $139,127 | +1.8% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 23 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 21 | $174,015 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 18 | $150,000 | +3.4% | |
| Maryland Heights, MO | 16 | $82,863 | +2.8% | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 16 | $157,123 | at the minimum | |
| Greenwood Village, CO | 15 | $120,536 | at the minimum | |
| Raleigh, NC | 13 | $154,835 | +1.5% | |
| San Diego, CA | 13 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 11 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 9 | $160,805 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 9 | $200,000 | +21.0% | |
| Sterling, VA | 9 | $180,250 | +5.1% | |
| Irving, TX | 8 | $145,600 | +7.9% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $182,980 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $143,000 | at the minimum | |
| Southfield, MI | 5 | $170,980 | +23.5% | |
| Lehi, UT | 4 | $154,000 | +0.5% | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $135,000 | +6.2% | |
| Coppell, TX | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Cumming, GA | 3 | $152,131 | at the minimum | |
| Dallas, TX | 3 | $163,905 | +5.1% | |
| Houston, TX | 3 | $161,200 | +11.0% | |
| Nashville, TN | 3 | $178,173 | +26.4% | |
| Omaha, NE | 3 | $151,424 | +12.2% | |
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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