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Software Developers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $157,518 to $255,653 depending on the city. The median offer is $141,900.

160,602certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$141,900median offer
$115k to $175kmiddle half of offers
10%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city
Seattle · Redmond · Bellevue IV $206k
New York · Jersey City IV $193k
Sunnyvale · San Jose · Mountain View IV $256k
Austin, TX IV $167k
San Francisco · Menlo Park IV $221k
Irving · Plano · Dallas IV $160k
Charlotte, NC IV $159k
Atlanta · Alpharetta IV $158k
Chicago, IL IV $166k
Durham, NC IV $169k
under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $83k to $268k
CityLCAsMedianLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Seattle, WA7,869$169,000 $111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
New York, NY6,576$175,000 $109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
Sunnyvale, CA4,976$187,741 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
Austin, TX4,639$139,160 $95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
San Francisco, CA4,446$200,000 $137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
Redmond, WA3,748$179,000 $111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
San Jose, CA3,748$190,000 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
Bellevue, WA3,638$179,300 $111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
Irving, TX3,418$115,000 $95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
Plano, TX3,414$120,000 $95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
Charlotte, NC3,146$130,000 $99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
Mountain View, CA3,133$200,000 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
Santa Clara, CA2,713$187,741 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
Dallas, TX2,472$133,300 $95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
Atlanta, GA2,440$130,707 $91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
Chicago, IL2,086$131,997 $92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
Alpharetta, GA1,827$120,688 $91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
Menlo Park, CA1,704$214,032 $137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
Durham, NC1,697$131,120 $105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
Houston, TX1,687$110,000 $87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
Westlake, TX1,657$128,750 $95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
Jersey City, NJ1,528$159,000 $109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
Frisco, TX1,458$113,000 $95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
Cupertino, CA1,392$187,741 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
Palo Alto, CA1,350$200,000 $152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653

What employers offer

160,602 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 1 LCA$50k to $60k: 15 LCAs$60k to $70k: 185 LCAs$70k to $80k: 1,025 LCAs$80k to $90k: 3,872 LCAs$90k to $100k: 7,261 LCAs$100k to $110k: 14,080 LCAs$110k to $120k: 19,467 LCAs$120k to $130k: 13,278 LCAs$130k to $140k: 17,952 LCAs$140k to $150k: 12,182 LCAs$150k to $160k: 13,776 LCAs$160k to $170k: 12,068 LCAs$170k to $180k: 8,206 LCAs$180k to $190k: 9,950 LCAs$190k to $200k: 5,402 LCAs$200k to $210k: 5,374 LCAs$210k to $220k: 4,657 LCAs$220k to $230k: 3,720 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2,096 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1,243 LCAs$250k to $260k: 1,052 LCAs$260k to $270k: 1,433 LCAs$270k to $280k: 576 LCAs$280k to $290k: 406 LCAs$290k to $300k: 212 LCAs$300k+: 905 LCAs $40k to $50k: 1 LCA$50k to $60k: 15 LCAs$60k to $70k: 185 LCAs$70k to $80k: 1,025 LCAs$80k to $90k: 3,872 LCAs$90k to $100k: 7,261 LCAs$100k to $110k: 14,080 LCAs$110k to $120k: 19,467 LCAs$120k to $130k: 13,278 LCAs$130k to $140k: 17,952 LCAs$140k to $150k: 12,182 LCAs$150k to $160k: 13,776 LCAs$160k to $170k: 12,068 LCAs$170k to $180k: 8,206 LCAs$180k to $190k: 9,950 LCAs$190k to $200k: 5,402 LCAs$200k to $210k: 5,374 LCAs$210k to $220k: 4,657 LCAs$220k to $230k: 3,720 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2,096 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1,243 LCAs$250k to $260k: 1,052 LCAs$260k to $270k: 1,433 LCAs$270k to $280k: 576 LCAs$280k to $290k: 406 LCAs$290k to $300k: 212 LCAs$300k+: 905 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 500 LCAs = 1,000 LCAs

Lottery entries

37,901 new-employment LCAs
Software Developers 13%34%26%18%10% 37,901
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

125,712 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$143,207 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Amazon.com Services LLC 7,502 $167,864
2 Google LLC 5,475 $194,000
3 Microsoft Corporation 4,398 $177,406
4 Meta Platforms, Inc 3,095 $217,528
5 Apple Inc. 3,005 $181,100
6 Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments 2,331 $125,119
7 Deloitte Consulting LLP 2,118 $143,062
8 Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. 2,101 $155,320
9 Amazon Web Services, Inc. 1,786 $160,000
10 Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. 1,740 $147,731
11 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1,589 $161,700
12 NVIDIA Corporation 1,175 $187,253
13 Salesforce, Inc. 1,138 $210,000
14 Capgemini America Inc 1,078 $136,375
15 Compunnel Software Group, INC 1,032 $123,750
16 Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 879 $170,085
17 PayPal, Inc. 817 $165,000
18 Citibank, N.A. 718 $157,630
19 LinkedIn Corporation 710 $180,710
20 Oracle America, Inc. 678 $149,718
21 Randstad Digital, LLC 669 $132,000
22 Cisco Systems, Inc. 560 $163,600
23 Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) 550 $174,196
24 Adobe Inc. 527 $190,000
25 Capital One Services, LLC 517 $162,100
All other employers 114,414 –