Software Engineering Applications H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 732 wage applications for Software Engineering Applications jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 4 employers. The median offered wage was $181,100, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Apple Inc. filed the most (716, median $181,100).
- Filings
- 732
- Positions covered
- 742
- Employers
- 4
- Median offered
- $181,100
- Median prevailing wage
- $169,576
- Filings since FY2024
- 1,254
- Median offer change since FY2024
- −4%
Offered wage since 2024
The median wage offered for Software Engineering Applications jobs fell 4%, from $188,500 in fiscal 2024 to $181,100 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 649 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 Engineering Applications by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 580 | $181,100 | no change | $169,576 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 649 | $181,100 | −3.9% | $177,086 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 25 | $188,500 | n/a | $188,500 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 716 | $181,100 | at the minimum | |
| Apple Processing LLC | 7 | $157,248 | at the minimum | |
| Apple Payments Services LLC | 5 | $184,586 | at the minimum | |
| Claris International Inc. | 4 | $141,849 | +3.6% | |
Where Software Engineering Applications jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 272 | $203,495 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 203 | $163,550 | at the minimum | |
| Cupertino, CA | 135 | $203,794 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 57 | $190,486 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 23 | $189,592 | at the minimum | |
| Cary, NC | 9 | $157,248 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 9 | $152,027 | at the minimum | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 7 | $173,618 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $195,433 | +3.4% | |
| Culver City, CA | 2 | $162,029 | +3.8% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Vancouver, WA | 2 | $160,405 | +0.6% | |
| BLDG, TX | 1 | $132,100 | +23.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $169,500 | +8.0% | |
| Mesa, AZ | 1 | $157,934 | at the minimum | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $119,475 | at the minimum | |
| Union Street, WA | 1 | $149,240 | 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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