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Software Engineer 2a

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Software Engineer 2a insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings27All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$77,91723 eligible salary records

Employer names4Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$76,544–$79,758Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20203 filings$77,800 median · n=3

*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

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 23 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

Software Engineer 2a25

$77,917 median · n=21 eligible

It Software Engineer 2a2

$77,231 median · n=2 eligible

Top 2 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

Olathe, KS21

$78,021 median · n=17 eligible

Olathe, KANSAS3

$85,000 median · n=3 eligible

Chandler, AZ1

$74,984 median · n=1 eligible

Chanhassen, MN1

$77,917 median · n=1 eligible

Olahte, KS1

$76,544 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 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

85.2%Certified LCAs

Certified23 85.2%

Certified - Withdrawn4 14.8%

Denominator: all 27 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Garmin International, Inc.27

$77,917 median · n=23 eligible

Top 1 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

$77,917Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$75,146

25th percentile$76,544

Median (50th)$77,917

75th percentile$79,758

90th percentile$84,108

n=23 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

27 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

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Garmin International Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $77,800 /yr I-200-20160-634435 Reported wage: $77,800–$91,500 / year Annualized: $77,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-06-15 Employment end: 2023-11-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	06/08/2020	11/06/2020
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $77,800 /yr I-200-20062-367915 Reported wage: $77,800–$91,500 / year Annualized: $77,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-09 Employment end: 2023-08-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/02/2020	08/27/2020
Garmin International, Inc.	It Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $73,923 /yr I-200-19287-085037 Reported wage: $73,923–$103,700 / year Annualized: $73,923 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-21 Employment end: 2023-01-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	10/14/2019	01/18/2020
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $75,795 /yr I-200-19137-606704 Reported wage: $75,795–$87,500 / year Annualized: $75,795 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-05-23 Employment end: 2022-06-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KANSAS	05/17/2019	06/03/2019
Garmin International, Inc	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $85,357.39 /yr I-200-19079-112948 Reported wage: $85,357.39 / year Annualized: $85,357 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-26 Employment end: 2022-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KANSAS	03/20/2019	09/01/2019
Garmin International, Inc	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $85,000 /yr I-200-19039-081282 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-02-14 Employment end: 2022-02-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KANSAS	02/08/2019	02/20/2019
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $87,195 /yr I-200-18309-760482 Reported wage: $87,195 / year Annualized: $87,195 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2018-11-09 Employment end: Not disclosed Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	11/05/2018	—
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $76,544 /yr I-200-18078-026806 Reported wage: $76,544–$87,500 / year Annualized: $76,544 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-03-23 Employment end: 2021-08-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/19/2018	08/12/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $76,544 /yr I-200-18044-182416 Reported wage: $76,544–$87,500 / year Annualized: $76,544 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-02-20 Employment end: 2021-08-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olahte, KS	02/13/2018	08/12/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $76,544 /yr I-200-18032-319986 Reported wage: $76,544–$87,500 / year Annualized: $76,544 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-02-07 Employment end: 2021-02-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	02/01/2018	02/12/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,978 /yr I-200-16091-571295 Reported wage: $78,978–$101,000 / year Annualized: $78,978 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-12-01 Employment end: 2019-05-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/31/2016	05/09/2016
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $80,538 /yr I-200-17065-271098 Reported wage: $80,538–$90,600 / year Annualized: $80,538 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-12-01 Employment end: 2020-08-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/06/2017	08/19/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,021 /yr I-200-17320-605769 Reported wage: $78,021–$90,600 / year Annualized: $78,021 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-11-22 Employment end: 2021-01-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	11/16/2017	01/05/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $76,544 /yr I-200-17297-897997 Reported wage: $76,544–$90,600 / year Annualized: $76,544 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-10-30 Employment end: 2020-11-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	10/24/2017	11/06/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $76,544 /yr I-200-17290-834355 Reported wage: $76,544–$90,600 / year Annualized: $76,544 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-10-23 Employment end: 2021-03-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	10/17/2017	03/16/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $74,000 /yr I-200-17187-381841 Reported wage: $74,000–$90,600 / year Annualized: $74,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-07-12 Employment end: 2021-01-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	07/06/2017	01/05/2018
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $77,917 /yr I-200-17063-129028 Reported wage: $77,917–$90,600 / year Annualized: $77,917 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-03-10 Employment end: 2020-08-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Chanhassen, MN	03/06/2017	08/07/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $80,538 /yr I-200-17063-842059 Reported wage: $80,538–$90,600 / year Annualized: $80,538 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-03-10 Employment end: 2020-08-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/06/2017	08/27/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,978 /yr I-200-16042-315726 Reported wage: $78,978–$114,200 / year Annualized: $78,978 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-03-03 Employment end: 2019-08-09 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	02/11/2016	08/10/2016
Garmin International, Inc.	It Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $80,538 /yr I-200-17037-578806 Reported wage: $80,538–$109,200 / year Annualized: $80,538 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-02-10 Employment end: 2020-02-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	02/06/2017	02/20/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $80,538 /yr I-200-16354-537838 Reported wage: $80,538–$90,600 / year Annualized: $80,538 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2016-12-23 Employment end: 2020-01-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	12/19/2016	01/16/2017
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,978 /yr I-200-16091-137637 Reported wage: $78,978–$101,000 / year Annualized: $78,978 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-04-06 Employment end: 2019-05-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	03/31/2016	05/02/2016
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $74,984 /yr I-200-16067-134051 Reported wage: $74,984–$114,200 / year Annualized: $74,984 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-03-11 Employment end: 2019-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Chandler, AZ	03/07/2016	09/01/2016
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,978 /yr I-200-16048-675603 Reported wage: $78,978–$114,200 / year Annualized: $78,978 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-02-23 Employment end: 2019-03-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	02/17/2016	03/21/2016
Garmin International, Inc.	Software Engineer 2a	Filing details $78,978 /yr I-200-16040-032485 Reported wage: $78,978–$114,200 / year Annualized: $78,978 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-02-22 Employment end: 2019-08-09 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Olathe, KS	02/16/2016	08/10/2016

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