LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026

Backend Software Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors

Short answer

Backend Software Engineer appears on 44 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 20 employers, which ranks it 206 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $177,500 a year (middle half: $138,848 to $211,652). The most common state is California (26).

Offered wage

MeasurePer year
Lower quartile (offered)$138,848
Median (offered)$177,500
Upper quartile (offered)$211,652
Median prevailing wage on the same filings$157,123

The median offered wage is 13% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.

Wage levelFilingsShare
Level I819%
Level II1638%
Level III1331%
Level IV512%

Where and who

StateFilings
California26
Washington11
Texas4
New York1
Connecticut1
Colorado1

Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (44). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.

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