LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Software Engineering on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Software Engineering appears on 1,831 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 7 employers, which ranks it 4 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $180,710 a year (middle half: $164,000 to $201,102). The most common state is Washington (1,324).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $164,000 |
| Median (offered) | $180,710 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $201,102 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $171,315 |
The median offered wage is 5.5% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 75 | 4% |
| Level II | 685 | 40% |
| Level III | 663 | 39% |
| Level IV | 270 | 16% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,324 |
| California | 216 |
| Texas | 78 |
| Georgia | 52 |
| Massachusetts | 30 |
| New York | 26 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | 1,810 |
| Mufg Bank | 9 |
| Meta | 3 |
| General Motors | 3 |
| Synopsys | 3 |
| 2 | |
| Ford Motor | 1 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (1,830), Computer and Information Systems Managers (1). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 1,285 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2,836 |
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 987 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 967 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 797 |
| Java Developer | 706 |