LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Senior Software Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Senior Software Engineer appears on 2,836 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 1,007 employers, which ranks it 3 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $151,329 a year (middle half: $131,097 to $183,094). The most common state is California (737).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $131,097 |
| Median (offered) | $151,329 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $183,094 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $138,486 |
The median offered wage is 9.3% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 67 | 3% |
| Level II | 596 | 25% |
| Level III | 1,126 | 47% |
| Level IV | 596 | 25% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 737 |
| Texas | 358 |
| Washington | 196 |
| New York | 184 |
| North Carolina | 184 |
| Massachusetts | 143 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates | 119 |
| Lowe'S Companies | 66 |
| U S Bank National Association | 63 |
| General Motors | 54 |
| Rocket Partnership | 54 |
| Bloomberg | 53 |
| The Mathworks | 48 |
| American Express Travel Related | 44 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (2,727), Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (30). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 1,831 |
| Software Developer | 6,096 |
| Data Engineer | 1,285 |
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 987 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 967 |
| Software Engineer | 9,832 |