Software Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 26,931 wage applications for Software Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 4,474 employers. The median offered wage was $147,393, 3.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Google LLC filed the most (4,993, median $193,000).
- Filings
- 26,931
- Positions covered
- 52,799
- Employers
- 4,474
- Median offered
- $147,393
- Median prevailing wage
- $131,997
- Filings since FY2020
- 211,388
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +38%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Engineer jobs rose 38%, from $108,784 in fiscal 2020 to $149,718 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 38,248 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 by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 22,205 | $149,718 | +8.9% | $134,971 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 29,780 | $137,446 | +5.7% | $123,656 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 33,240 | $130,000 | −1.5% | $115,918 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 34,208 | $131,969 | +5.6% | $114,192 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 38,248 | $125,000 | +9.4% | $107,494 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 25,463 | $114,230 | +5.0% | $100,526 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 28,244 | $108,784 | n/a | $96,595 | +4.1% |
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 | 4,993 | $193,000 | +9.2% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 2,763 | $217,528 | +19.2% | |
| Mphasis Corporation | 790 | $125,000 | +43.0% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 408 | $192,073 | at the minimum | |
| Intel Corporation | 375 | $144,015 | at the minimum | |
| Skilltune Technologies INC | 240 | $98,400 | +0.1% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 239 | $149,240 | at the minimum | |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 235 | $180,710 | +13.2% | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 223 | $138,123 | +1.4% | |
| Snowflake Inc. | 222 | $160,000 | at the minimum | |
| Netflix, Inc. | 199 | $264,514 | at the minimum | |
| Waymo LLC | 179 | $205,000 | +9.2% | |
| Databricks, Inc. | 175 | $142,200 | +10.1% | |
| MSR Technology Group LLC | 143 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Natsoft Corporation | 140 | $132,767 | at the minimum | |
| Stripe, LLC | 140 | $156,800 | +5.6% | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 136 | $185,500 | +9.8% | |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 131 | $113,922 | at the minimum | |
| ByteDance Inc. | 109 | $195,000 | +11.5% | |
| Intraedge, Inc. | 105 | $111,072 | at the minimum | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 103 | $128,353 | at the minimum | |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 101 | $148,740 | at the minimum | |
| Zoox Inc. | 100 | $188,000 | +0.2% | |
| NetApp, Inc. | 88 | $155,130 | at the minimum | |
| Satin Solutions LLC | 85 | $98,500 | +0.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 4,474. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 2,052 | $197,846 | +6.8% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,938 | $193,000 | +6.5% | |
| New York, NY | 1,739 | $186,200 | +24.4% | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1,331 | $214,032 | +16.1% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1,205 | $187,741 | +9.0% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 868 | $186,352 | +14.1% | |
| Seattle, WA | 833 | $177,900 | +10.4% | |
| San Jose, CA | 777 | $165,110 | +2.0% | |
| Austin, TX | 541 | $116,489 | +1.8% | |
| Irving, TX | 531 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 509 | $177,681 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 475 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 470 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Kirkland, WA | 459 | $174,000 | +13.4% | |
| Chicago, IL | 331 | $118,450 | +6.5% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 304 | $111,072 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 257 | $105,976 | +1.1% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 248 | $109,500 | +0.7% | |
| San Bruno, CA | 197 | $188,000 | +12.3% | |
| Dallas, TX | 193 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 188 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 182 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 160 | $163,790 | +3.2% | |
| Redmond, WA | 157 | $178,500 | at the minimum | |
| Los Gatos, CA | 155 | $264,514 | at the minimum | |
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.
- 297 filings are 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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