Software Engineering Director H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).

Employers filed 31 wage applications for Software Engineering Director jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 10 employers. The median offered wage was $167,980, 6.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Truist Bank filed the most (15, median $157,204).

Filings: 31
Positions covered: 31
Employers: 10
Median offered: $167,980
Median prevailing wage: $155,298
Filings since FY2020: 124
Median offer change since FY2020: −1%

Software Engineering Director, all employers31 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$167,980Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$157,102 to $194,792Where the middle half of the filings fall

$155,298Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Software Engineering Director jobs fell 1%, from $170,206 in fiscal 2020 to $167,891 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 38 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 Director by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	19	$167,891	−0.1%	$154,898	+6.4%
2025	38	$168,030	+0.4%	$149,781	+3.5%
2024	20	$167,299	+6.2%	$143,541	+4.5%
2023	18	$157,526	−8.7%	$134,556	+11.5%
2022	9	$172,606	+6.4%	$139,568	+11.2%
2021	11	$162,198	−4.7%	$161,866	at the minimum
2020	9	$170,206	n/a	$161,907	at the minimum

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Truist Bank	15	$157,204	+3.4%
U.S. Bank National Association	4	$178,610	at the minimum
Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.	3	$207,000	+6.4%
Magic Leap, Inc.	2	$182,657	+32.8%
Juniper Networks, Inc.	2	$271,471	at the minimum
Choice Financial Group	1	$196,227	+16.8%
Axxess Consult Inc.	1	$205,000	+6.8%
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation	1	$193,356	+8.5%
Aarp	1	$184,222	+12.8%
Ideal Concepts, Inc.	1	$218,360	+11.8%

Where Software Engineering Director jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Raleigh, NC	5	$159,568	+8.6%
Atlanta, GA	4	$156,186	at the minimum
Charlotte, NC	4	$157,204	+1.4%
Bloomfield, CT	2	$207,000	+6.4%
Irving, TX	2	$168,730	at the minimum
Wesley Chapel, FL	2	$182,657	+32.8%
Allentown, PA	1	$218,360	+11.8%
Brambleton, VA	1	$184,222	+12.8%
Concord, CA	1	$176,758	at the minimum
Cupertino, CA	1	$248,643	at the minimum
Dallas, TX	1	$205,000	+6.8%
Fargo, ND	1	$196,227	+16.8%
Greensboro, NC	1	$158,815	+24.1%
Morris Plains, NJ	1	$178,000	+12.0%
New York, NY	1	$143,993	+0.5%
Richmond, VA	1	$157,000	+4.6%
Sunnyvale, CA	1	$294,299	at the minimum
Waltham, MA	1	$193,356	+8.5%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified44%

Level III, experienced8%

Level IV, fully competent48%

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.