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Engineer (Software Engineer)

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Engineer (Software Engineer) insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings173All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$119,101152 eligible salary records
Employer names81Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$107,188–$148,800Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
013253850FY 2016: 24 filings16FY 2017: 9 filings17FY 2018: 18 filings18FY 2019: 45 filings19FY 2020: 17 filings20FY 2021: 12 filings21FY 2022: 11 filings22FY 2023: 6 filings23FY 2024: 13 filings24FY 2025: 9 filings25FY 2026: 9 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*9 filings$222,000 median · n=9

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 152 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Systems And Infrastructure Engineer (Software Engineer)23
$119,101 median · n=23 eligible
Engineer (Software Engineer)9
$142,500 median · n=8 eligible
Ui Engineer (Software Engineer)8
$109,242 median · n=8 eligible
Devops Engineer (Software Engineer)7
$93,494 median · n=6 eligible
Datawarehouse Engineer (Software Engineer)6
$100,000 median · n=6 eligible
Dev Ops Engineer (Software Engineer)6
$66,000 median · n=6 eligible
Full Stack Engineer (Software Engineer)6
$144,000 median · n=6 eligible
Machine Learning Engineer (Software Engineer)6
$132,000 median · n=6 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Mountain View, CALIFORNIA16
$119,101 median · n=16 eligible
Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA14
$119,101 median · n=14 eligible
San Francisco, CA13
$137,500 median · n=12 eligible
Mountain View, CA10
$157,477 median · n=7 eligible
Austin, TX7
$155,000 median · n=6 eligible
Palo Alto, CA6
$155,000 median · n=3 eligible
San Jose, CA6
$157,477 median · n=3 eligible
Chicago, IL5
$175,000 median · n=5 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
90.2%Certified LCAs
Certified156 90.2%
Certified - Withdrawn11 6.4%
Withdrawn4 2.3%
Denied2 1.2%

Denominator: all 173 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Linkedin Corporation39
$119,101 median · n=37 eligible
Motional Ad Inc.8
$150,000 median · n=7 eligible
Mutex Systems, Inc.6
$100,000 median · n=6 eligible
Mya Systems, Inc.5
$132,000 median · n=5 eligible
Ziddos, Inc.5
$66,000 median · n=5 eligible
Betterworks Systems Inc.4
$125,000 median · n=3 eligible
Collectivehealth, Inc.4
$129,080 median · n=4 eligible
Nvidia Corporation4
$205,579 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$119,101Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$83,990
25th percentile$107,188
Median (50th)$119,101
75th percentile$148,800
90th percentile$175,000

n=152 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

173 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Intelligentsystems Corp.Full Stack Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$220,000 /yr

I-200-26092-753419
Reported wage: $220,000 / year
Annualized: $220,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-09
Employment end: 2029-04-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA04/02/202604/13/2026
Google LLCResearch Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$242,000 /yr

I-200-26077-712565
Reported wage: $242,000 / year
Annualized: $242,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-25
Employment end: 2029-04-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA03/18/202604/06/2026
Intelligentsystems Corp.Full Stack Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$240,000 /yr

I-200-26075-705562
Reported wage: $240,000 / year
Annualized: $240,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-23
Employment end: 2029-03-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA03/16/202603/23/2026
Alphablock Labs, Inc.Forward Deployed Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-26065-684956
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-13
Employment end: 2029-03-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY03/06/202603/23/2026
Alphablock Labs, Inc.Forward Deployed Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-26058-669821
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-06
Employment end: 2029-03-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY02/27/202603/23/2026
Google LLCResearch Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$222,000 /yr

I-200-26050-652034
Reported wage: $222,000 / year
Annualized: $222,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-26
Employment end: 2029-03-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA02/19/202603/02/2026
Google LLCResearch Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$222,000 /yr

I-200-26050-652061
Reported wage: $222,000 / year
Annualized: $222,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-26
Employment end: 2029-03-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA02/19/202603/02/2026
Nvidia CorporationStaff Integration Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$264,514 /yr

I-200-26030-606441
Reported wage: $264,514–$310,500 / year
Annualized: $264,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2029-02-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA01/30/202602/10/2026
IgtSqa Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$124,247 /yr

I-200-25273-347044
Reported wage: $124,247 / year
Annualized: $124,247
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2029-01-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Las Vegas, NV09/30/202501/09/2026
Laborup, Inc.Founding Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-25252-297537
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-16
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Nashville, TN09/09/202510/01/2025
Tecspirit Corp.Data Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$101,000 /yr

I-200-25254-302369
Reported wage: $101,000 / year
Annualized: $101,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-11
Employment end: 2028-09-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chesterfield, MO09/11/202509/18/2025
Chat Analytics, Inc.Founding Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$180,960 /yr

I-200-25168-103103
Reported wage: $180,960–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $180,960
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-25
Employment end: 2028-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA06/17/202507/01/2025
Doowii, Inc.Senior Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$116,397 /yr

I-200-25129-958986
Reported wage: $116,397–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $116,397
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-16
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Windermere, FL05/09/202510/01/2025
Laborup, Inc.Founding Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-25122-933825
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-09
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA05/02/202510/01/2025
Motional Ad Inc.Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$183,750 /yr

I-200-25059-731408
Reported wage: $183,750 / year
Annualized: $183,750
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-06
Employment end: 2028-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Las Vegas, NV02/27/202508/16/2025
Mankind America LLCTalend Etl Developer Azure Data Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$105,997 /yr

I-200-25050-707903
Reported wage: $105,997 / year
Annualized: $105,997
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-26
Employment end: 2028-02-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Plano, TX02/19/202502/25/2025
Nvidia CorporationSenior System Software Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$226,158 /yr

I-200-24366-577836
Reported wage: $226,158–$276,000 / year
Annualized: $226,158
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-07
Employment end: 2028-01-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA12/30/202401/13/2025
Innoventworks LLCCloud Data Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24268-360008
Reported wage: $90,000–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-01
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conroe, TX09/24/202410/01/2024
Wayfair LLCStaff Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$224,047 /yr

I-200-24235-288240
Reported wage: $224,047 / year
Annualized: $224,047
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-29
Employment end: 2028-01-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX08/22/202401/31/2025
Team Belvedere, LLCJava Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-24222-258466
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-16
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL08/09/202409/16/2024
Team Belvedere, LLCJava Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-24222-258490
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-16
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL08/09/202409/16/2024
Hella Electronics CorporationLead Systems Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$129,000 /yr

I-200-24222-258543
Reported wage: $129,000 / year
Annualized: $129,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-16
Employment end: 2027-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Northville Twp, MI08/09/202409/02/2024
Team Belvedere, LLCJava Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-24222-258712
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-16
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL08/09/202409/16/2024
Vneed Tech Solutions LLCRpa Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$50.96 per hour

I-200-24194-192191
Reported wage: $50.96 / hour
Annualized: $105,997
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-19
Employment end: 2027-07-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Atlanta, GA07/12/202407/17/2024
Vneed Tech Solutions LLCRpa Engineer (Software Engineer)

Filing details

$50.96 per hour

I-200-24192-186938
Reported wage: $50.96 / hour
Annualized: $105,997
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-12
Employment end: 2027-07-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Atlanta, GA07/10/202407/15/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.