Staff Software Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 1,889 wage applications for Staff Software Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 483 employers. The median offered wage was $191,634, 8.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. filed the most (297, median $150,080).
- Filings
- 1,889
- Positions covered
- 6,057
- Employers
- 483
- Median offered
- $191,634
- Median prevailing wage
- $163,550
- Filings since FY2020
- 10,065
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +27%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Staff Software Engineer jobs rose 27%, from $154,669 in fiscal 2020 to $196,112 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 1,989 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.
Staff Software Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1,455 | $196,112 | +10.2% | $168,709 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 1,989 | $178,000 | +1.7% | $155,605 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 1,697 | $175,000 | +2.0% | $150,762 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 1,526 | $171,498 | −2.0% | $156,749 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1,610 | $175,000 | +9.4% | $144,726 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 985 | $160,000 | +3.4% | $144,726 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 803 | $154,669 | n/a | $143,936 | +2.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 297 | $150,080 | +12.0% | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 93 | $210,000 | +14.8% | |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 80 | $213,346 | at the minimum | |
| Intuit Inc. | 64 | $214,907 | +0.8% | |
| Google LLC | 61 | $276,000 | +9.1% | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 56 | $187,329 | at the minimum | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 53 | $248,000 | +14.3% | |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 38 | $162,234 | +9.9% | |
| Deere & Company | 26 | $140,000 | +9.8% | |
| Databricks, Inc. | 24 | $226,000 | at the minimum | |
| Snowflake Inc. | 21 | $236,000 | +11.2% | |
| Social Finance, LLC | 20 | $240,000 | +23.0% | |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 19 | $154,606 | at the minimum | |
| Moody's Analytics, Inc. | 18 | $180,714 | +14.7% | |
| Macy's Systems and Technology, Inc. | 16 | $182,300 | +19.8% | |
| Indeed, Inc. | 16 | $187,243 | at the minimum | |
| Okta, Inc. | 16 | $191,125 | at the minimum | |
| General Motors | 14 | $232,500 | +29.9% | |
| Western Union, LLC | 12 | $145,230 | +14.7% | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 12 | $149,149 | at the minimum | |
| Aurora Operations, Inc. | 11 | $189,000 | +7.8% | |
| Crusoe Energy Systems LLC | 11 | $275,000 | +31.1% | |
| Blue Yonder, Inc. | 10 | $129,042 | at the minimum | |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 10 | $206,699 | +7.3% | |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 10 | $160,463 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 483. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Staff Software Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 261 | $153,301 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 156 | $231,750 | +17.1% | |
| Bentonville, AR | 112 | $150,921 | +46.7% | |
| San Jose, CA | 90 | $214,325 | +10.5% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 89 | $230,000 | +0.7% | |
| New York, NY | 82 | $218,209 | +17.4% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 75 | $198,900 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 66 | $174,860 | +13.6% | |
| San Diego, CA | 61 | $184,974 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 55 | $220,000 | +13.1% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 47 | $212,202 | +9.0% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32 | $161,760 | +9.9% | |
| Chicago, IL | 23 | $154,750 | +3.5% | |
| Fremont, CA | 21 | $215,906 | +5.4% | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 18 | $236,000 | +18.1% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 16 | $163,644 | +3.6% | |
| Foster City, CA | 16 | $206,315 | at the minimum | |
| Johns Creek, GA | 15 | $182,100 | +19.7% | |
| Mountain House, CA | 14 | $153,301 | +14.6% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 14 | $226,959 | +1.5% | |
| Tracy, CA | 14 | $153,301 | +14.5% | |
| Moline, IL | 13 | $135,950 | +5.2% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 13 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Irving, TX | 12 | $156,998 | +6.3% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 12 | $216,200 | +1.3% | |
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.
- 4 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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