LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Software Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Software Engineer appears on 9,832 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 2,005 employers, which ranks it 1 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $147,091 a year (middle half: $112,923 to $192,000). The most common state is California (3,672).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $112,923 |
| Median (offered) | $147,091 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $192,000 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $132,184 |
The median offered wage is 11.3% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,147 | 14% |
| Level II | 4,763 | 58% |
| Level III | 1,317 | 16% |
| Level IV | 1,022 | 12% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 3,672 |
| Texas | 1,426 |
| Washington | 947 |
| New York | 625 |
| North Carolina | 351 |
| New Jersey | 302 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (8,867), Computer Programmers (645). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developer | 6,096 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2,836 |
| Software Engineering | 1,831 |
| Data Engineer | 1,285 |
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 987 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 967 |