LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Staff Software Development Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Staff Software Development Engineer appears on 108 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 15 employers, which ranks it 92 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $174,440 a year (middle half: $156,528 to $191,402). The most common state is California (31).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $156,528 |
| Median (offered) | $174,440 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $191,402 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $155,382 |
The median offered wage is 12.3% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 10 | 11% |
| Level III | 28 | 29% |
| Level IV | 57 | 60% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 31 |
| Texas | 25 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
| Rhode Island | 7 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Cvs Pharmacy | 29 |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 21 |
| Tesla | 16 |
| Caremark | 9 |
| Aetna Resources | 7 |
| Fortinet | 5 |
| Procare Pharmacy | 5 |
| Zscaler | 5 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (105), Data Scientists (1). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Vice President, Software Engineering | 109 |
| Lead Data Engineer | 109 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 110 |
| Cloud Engineer | 112 |
| Staff Engineer | 103 |
| Java Full Stack Developer | 114 |