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Software Developers H-1B salary in San Jose, CA

Level IV starts at $255,653. The median offer, $190,000, is Level II.

$100k to $110k: 13 LCAs$110k to $120k: 29 LCAs$120k to $130k: 29 LCAs$130k to $140k: 136 LCAs$140k to $150k: 376 LCAs$150k to $160k: 289 LCAs$160k to $170k: 230 LCAs$170k to $180k: 292 LCAs$180k to $190k: 468 LCAs$190k to $200k: 281 LCAs$200k to $210k: 306 LCAs$210k to $220k: 235 LCAs$220k to $230k: 242 LCAs$230k to $240k: 171 LCAs$240k to $250k: 134 LCAs$250k to $260k: 84 LCAs$260k to $270k: 152 LCAs$270k to $280k: 54 LCAs$280k to $290k: 43 LCAs$290k to $300k: 32 LCAs$300k+: 148 LCAs $100k to $110k: 13 LCAs$110k to $120k: 29 LCAs$120k to $130k: 29 LCAs$130k to $140k: 136 LCAs$140k to $150k: 376 LCAs$150k to $160k: 289 LCAs$160k to $170k: 230 LCAs$170k to $180k: 292 LCAs$180k to $190k: 468 LCAs$190k to $200k: 281 LCAs$200k to $210k: 306 LCAs$210k to $220k: 235 LCAs$220k to $230k: 242 LCAs$230k to $240k: 171 LCAs$240k to $250k: 134 LCAs$250k to $260k: 84 LCAs$260k to $270k: 152 LCAs$270k to $280k: 54 LCAs$280k to $290k: 43 LCAs$290k to $300k: 32 LCAs$300k+: 148 LCAs
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$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 20 LCAs = 20 LCAs
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
3,748certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$190,000median offer, Level II
$163k to $226kmiddle half of offers
7%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
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

The four wage levels here

annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer lands
Level I
$152,79725.4% of new-employment offers
Level II
$187,07523.1% of new-employment offers
Level III
$221,3748.8% of new-employment offers
Level IV
$255,6537.3% of new-employment offers

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Example · the median offer here

Level II · 2 entries

$31,374 more reaches Level III (3 entries). Enter your salary to place it.

Lottery entries for this job here

1,152 new-employment LCAs
San Jose, CA 35%25%23% 1,152
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.

Employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets
#EmployerLCAsMedian offerEntries
1PayPal, Inc.557$174,976
2Adobe Inc.373$198,000
3eBay Inc.258$207,459
4ByteDance Inc.240$225,969
5TT Commerce & Global Services LLC219$198,053
6Google LLC132$200,000
7TikTok Inc.126$251,000
8Cisco Systems, Inc.118$179,740
9Zoom Communications, Inc.115$172,419
10Nutanix, Inc.105$186,142
11TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.101$205,000
12Zscaler, Inc.77$200,000
13Cadence Design Systems, Inc.68$153,493
14NetApp, Inc.48$150,080
15Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.40$195,132
16Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company39$187,741
17IBM Corporation39$216,320
18Xilinx, Inc.39$185,453
19F5, Inc.36$219,748
20Microsoft Corporation30$176,003
All other employers988–

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