Systems Engineer III H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 39 wage applications for Systems Engineer III jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 25 employers. The median offered wage was $112,120, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Charter Communications, Inc. filed the most (8, median $121,443).

Filings: 39
Positions covered: 38
Employers: 25
Median offered: $112,120
Median prevailing wage: $106,964
Filings since FY2020: 359
Median offer change since FY2020: +21%

Systems Engineer III, all employers39 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$112,120Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$103,200 to $123,115Where the middle half of the filings fall

$106,964Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Systems Engineer III jobs rose 21%, from $100,000 in fiscal 2020 to $121,443 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 71 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.

Systems Engineer III by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	28	$121,443	+5.7%	$121,443	at the minimum
2025	48	$114,920	+12.1%	$106,964	at the minimum
2024	41	$102,482	−1.1%	$98,509	+0.8%
2023	48	$103,668	+2.8%	$100,589	at the minimum
2022	70	$100,855	+3.3%	$94,016	at the minimum
2021	71	$97,600	−2.4%	$92,799	+1.6%
2020	53	$100,000	n/a	$89,524	+3.2%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Charter Communications, Inc.	8	$121,443	at the minimum
HL Mando America Corporation	3	$103,200	+52.5%
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc	3	$126,818	at the minimum
RELX, Inc.	2	$108,949	+11.2%
Inogen, Inc.	2	$120,000	+7.0%
Abbott Diabetes Care Sales Corporation	2	$105,997	at the minimum
Sonoco Products Company	1	$122,866	at the minimum
Caleres, Inc.	1	$112,750	+15.8%
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.	1	$130,707	at the minimum
Automotive Robotics Incorporated	1	$98,550	at the minimum
Sutter Health	1	$123,198	at the minimum
Akraya, Inc.	1	$165,693	+31.3%
ZF Active Safety US Inc.	1	$109,512	at the minimum
Elsevier, Inc.	1	$102,845	+11.1%
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama	1	$119,859	+14.4%
Interactive Communications International, Inc.	1	$100,797	at the minimum
The University of Texas at Dallas	1	$95,000	+66.0%
TORC Robotics, Inc.	1	$182,614	+43.4%
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.	1	$97,128	+3.9%
Boston Scientific Corporation	1	$107,931	at the minimum
Rheem Manufacturing Company	1	$111,490	+32.1%
Riot Games, Inc.	1	$213,179	+15.5%
Johnson Controls, Inc.	1	$95,056	at the minimum
EMC Consulting Group, Inc	1	$99,736	at the minimum
THINK Surgical, Inc.	1	$139,203	+0.3%

Where Systems Engineer III jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Greenwood Village, CO	5	$121,443	at the minimum
Hauppauge, NY	3	$126,818	at the minimum
Englewood, CO	2	$112,718	at the minimum
Maryland Heights, MO	2	$121,285	at the minimum
Plano, TX	2	$120,000	+7.0%
Auburn, MI	1	$103,200	+52.5%
Bay City, MI	1	$103,200	+52.5%
Birmingham, AL	1	$119,859	+14.4%
Broomfield, CO	1	$122,866	at the minimum
Canton, MI	1	$182,614	+43.4%
Clayton, NC	1	$108,949	+11.2%
East Peoria, IL	1	$98,550	at the minimum
Fort Smith, AR	1	$111,490	+32.1%
Fremont, CA	1	$139,203	+0.3%
Herndon, VA	1	$165,693	+31.3%
Hoover, AL	1	$97,128	+3.9%
Houston, TX	1	$95,056	at the minimum
Jersey City, NJ	1	$105,997	at the minimum
Little Elm, TX	1	$102,845	+11.1%
Livonia, MI	1	$109,512	at the minimum
Los Angeles, CA	1	$213,179	+15.5%
Novi, MI	1	$104,832	at the minimum
Raleigh, NC	1	$108,949	+11.2%
Richardson, TX	1	$95,000	+66.0%
Sacramento, CA	1	$123,198	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry6%

Level II, qualified41%

Level III, experienced38%

Level IV, fully competent16%

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.