Software Engineer Manager H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).
Employers filed 115 wage applications for Software Engineer Manager jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 23 employers. The median offered wage was $255,000, 6.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Google LLC filed the most (59, median $281,000).
- Filings
- 115
- Positions covered
- 129
- Employers
- 23
- Median offered
- $255,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $237,107
- Filings since FY2020
- 460
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +73%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer Manager jobs rose 73%, from $155,358 in fiscal 2020 to $268,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 114 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 Manager by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 84 | $268,000 | +47.3% | $242,320 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 114 | $182,000 | +0.7% | $156,954 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 85 | $180,715 | +3.3% | $154,668 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 69 | $175,000 | −1.3% | $149,304 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 53 | $177,267 | +12.5% | $145,454 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 37 | $157,553 | +1.4% | $131,498 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18 | $155,358 | n/a | $127,379 | +6.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 59 | $281,000 | +7.7% | |
| Deloitte Tax LLP | 14 | $156,954 | +1.6% | |
| Equifax Inc. | 8 | $158,321 | at the minimum | |
| Allstate Insurance Company | 6 | $162,386 | +4.7% | |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 5 | $185,100 | +17.0% | |
| Rebel Idealist, Inc. | 4 | $159,600 | +5.9% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 3 | $274,360 | +15.7% | |
| ByteDance Inc. | 1 | $600,000 | +109.6% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | 1 | $144,410 | +3.9% | |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 1 | $205,073 | +6.8% | |
| Axle Informatics LLC | 1 | $195,896 | +29.9% | |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 1 | $161,110 | +2.3% | |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 1 | $149,781 | at the minimum | |
| Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC | 1 | $222,480 | +20.5% | |
| Hitachi Digital Services LLC | 1 | $144,851 | at the minimum | |
| MarketAxess Corporation | 1 | $280,000 | +83.0% | |
| AIR Worldwide Corporation | 1 | $170,404 | at the minimum | |
| RSM US LLP | 1 | $145,000 | +9.6% | |
| New American Funding, LLC | 1 | $181,000 | +30.1% | |
| TikTok Inc. | 1 | $455,000 | +87.8% | |
| O'Neil Digital Solutions, LLC | 1 | $197,358 | +9.4% | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 23. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer Manager jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 23 | $281,000 | +5.6% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 17 | $285,000 | +7.1% | |
| New York, NY | 7 | $272,500 | +5.3% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $318,000 | +38.3% | |
| Dallas, TX | 5 | $143,152 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $182,275 | +19.8% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 4 | $181,480 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 3 | $156,426 | at the minimum | |
| Arlington, VA | 3 | $159,600 | +5.9% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 3 | $254,000 | +5.3% | |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $280,000 | +15.5% | |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $241,500 | +10.4% | |
| East Hanover, NJ | 2 | $170,000 | +8.3% | |
| Naperville, IL | 2 | $151,636 | +6.3% | |
| Redmond, WA | 2 | $259,500 | +7.5% | |
| Rocklin, CA | 2 | $163,517 | +0.3% | |
| San Bruno, CA | 2 | $308,000 | +8.6% | |
| Alameda, CA | 1 | $232,000 | +8.7% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $205,073 | +6.8% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $170,404 | at the minimum | |
| Castro Valley, CA | 1 | $183,156 | +9.3% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $132,434 | at the minimum | |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 1 | $159,107 | +9.7% | |
| Detroit, MI | 1 | $145,000 | +9.6% | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $211,000 | +4.5% | |
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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