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Software Engineer - Core

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Software Engineer - Core insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings55All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$164,67439 eligible salary records
Employer names30Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$125,050–$199,500Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036811FY 2016: 4 filings16FY 2017: 1 filings17FY 2018: 10 filings18FY 2019: 10 filings19FY 2020: 9 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 5 filings22FY 2023: 5 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 5 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$227,000 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
$150k–$175kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 39 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 - Core Services15
$168,000 median · n=9 eligible
Software Engineer - Core9
$125,050 median · n=5 eligible
Software Engineer - Core Technology5
$117,998 median · n=5 eligible
Software Engineer - Core Security2
— median · n=0 eligible
Senior Software Engineer - Core Product2
$233,000 median · n=2 eligible
Ui Staff Software Engineer - Core2
$168,210 median · n=1 eligible
Embedded Software Engineer - Core Os1
$195,000 median · n=1 eligible
Lead Java Software Engineer - Core Patterns1
$205,000 median · n=1 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, CA14
$162,000 median · n=10 eligible
San Francisco, CA9
$227,000 median · n=5 eligible
San Mateo, CA4
$114,999 median · n=4 eligible
Chicago, IL3
$85,000 median · n=1 eligible
New York, NY3
$203,739 median · n=2 eligible
Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA3
$205,000 median · n=1 eligible
Chicago, ILLINOIS2
$93,500 median · n=2 eligible
Palo Alto, CA2
$120,755 median · n=2 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
72.7%Certified LCAs
Certified40 72.7%
Certified - Withdrawn11 20.0%
Withdrawn3 5.5%
Denied1 1.8%

Denominator: all 55 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Tiktok Inc.9
$192,000 median · n=6 eligible
Orbital Insight, Inc.8
$125,050 median · n=5 eligible
Apcera, Inc.3
— median · n=0 eligible
Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc3
$85,000 median · n=1 eligible
Ixl Learning, Inc.3
$112,000 median · n=3 eligible
Skwid Inc.3
$239,000 median · n=3 eligible
Bytedance Inc.2
$150,000 median · n=1 eligible
Jump Operations, LLC2
$203,739 median · n=2 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
$164,674Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$112,000
25th percentile$125,050
Median (50th)$164,674
75th percentile$199,500
90th percentile$229,400

n=39 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

55 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
Applied Intuition, Inc.Embedded Software Engineer - Core Os

Filing details

$195,000 /yr

I-200-26121-860085
Reported wage: $195,000 / year
Annualized: $195,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-08
Employment end: 2029-05-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA05/01/202605/18/2026
Skwid Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Core Product

Filing details

$227,000 /yr

I-200-26013-555010
Reported wage: $227,000–$233,000 / year
Annualized: $227,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-21
Employment end: 2029-01-18
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA01/13/202601/19/2026
Skwid Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Core Product

Filing details

$239,000 /yr

I-200-25304-353082
Reported wage: $239,000 / year
Annualized: $239,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2028-11-23
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA10/31/202511/24/2025
Skwid Inc.Staff Software Engineer - Core Product

Filing details

$260,000 /yr

I-200-25248-289610
Reported wage: $260,000 / year
Annualized: $260,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-12
Employment end: 2028-09-21
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA09/05/202509/22/2025
Roblox CorporationSenior Software Engineer - Core Ai

Filing details

$255,200 /yr

I-200-25100-849257
Reported wage: $255,200 / year
Annualized: $255,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-16
Employment end: 2028-05-26
Worker positions: 1

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

San Mateo, CA04/09/202505/27/2025
Servicenow, Inc.Software Engineer - Core Platform

Filing details

$126,880 /yr

I-200-25080-794649
Reported wage: $126,880–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $126,880
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-28
Employment end: 2028-09-16
Worker positions: 20

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

San Diego, CA03/21/202509/17/2025
Jump Operations, LLCSoftware Engineer - Core Technology

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-25066-758483
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-14
Employment end: 2028-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/07/202509/05/2025
Meta Platforms, IncSoftware Engineer - Core Machine Learning

Filing details

$192,019 /yr

I-200-25066-758787
Reported wage: $192,019 / year
Annualized: $192,019
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-14
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Menlo Park, CA03/07/202509/01/2025
Servicenow, Inc.Staff Software Engineer - Core Platform Licensing

Filing details

$187,864 /yr

I-200-24134-987423
Reported wage: $187,864–$220,000 / year
Annualized: $187,864
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-20
Employment end: 2027-10-23
Worker positions: 20

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

Santa Clara, CA05/13/202410/24/2024
Innova Solutions, Inc.Software Engineer - Core Java Developer

Filing details

$57.85 per hour

I-200-23321-508734
Reported wage: $57.85 / hour
Annualized: $120,328
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-11-27
Employment end: 2026-11-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Plano, TX11/17/202311/28/2023
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$204,000 /yr

I-200-20175-673584
Reported wage: $204,000 / year
Annualized: $204,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-04
Employment end: 2023-08-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA06/22/202008/17/2020
Jump Operations, LLCSoftware Engineer - Core Technology

Filing details

$157,477 /yr

I-200-23067-833517
Reported wage: $157,477–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $157,477
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-03-15
Employment end: 2026-08-30
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/08/202308/31/2023
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$168,000 /yr

I-200-20045-325905
Reported wage: $168,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-01-23
Employment end: 2023-03-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA02/14/202003/02/2020
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$168,000 /yr

I-200-20256-819478
Reported wage: $168,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-01-23
Employment end: 2023-03-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA09/12/202009/21/2020
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$209,960 /yr

I-200-22288-531968
Reported wage: $209,960 / year
Annualized: $209,960
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-10-21
Employment end: 2026-02-23
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA10/14/202202/24/2023
Bill.ComSenior Staff Software Engineer - Core Platform

Filing details

$225,000 /yr

I-200-22152-230347
Reported wage: $225,000 / year
Annualized: $225,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-08
Employment end: 2025-06-06
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA06/01/202206/07/2022
Foot Locker Corporate Services, IncSoftware Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$88,446 /yr

I-200-21064-124931
Reported wage: $88,446 / year
Annualized: $88,446
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-27
Employment end: 2024-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Chicago, IL03/05/202109/01/2021
Mapbox, Inc.Software Engineer - Core Engine

Filing details

$117,458 /yr

I-200-20109-498097
Reported wage: $117,458–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $117,458
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-10
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Washington, DC04/17/202010/01/2020
Netflix, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Core Data Platform

Filing details

$184,080 /yr

I-200-22054-922700
Reported wage: $184,080 / year
Annualized: $184,080
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-01
Employment end: 2025-02-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Redmond, WA02/22/202202/28/2022
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-21271-611441
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-05
Employment end: 2024-11-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA09/28/202111/15/2021
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-21270-608437
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-09-28
Employment end: 2024-11-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA09/27/202111/15/2021
Five9, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Core Services (Bal 10289.89.5)

Filing details

$169,562 /yr

I-200-20240-792524
Reported wage: $169,562–$193,902 / year
Annualized: $169,562
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-09-03
Employment end: 2024-02-23
Worker positions: 1

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

San Ramon, CA08/27/202002/24/2021
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-20218-751616
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-08-11
Employment end: 2023-08-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA08/04/202008/17/2020
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$168,000 /yr

I-200-20198-719323
Reported wage: $168,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-07-23
Employment end: 2023-08-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA07/16/202008/03/2020
Tiktok Inc.Software Engineer - Core Services

Filing details

$204,000 /yr

I-200-20171-666410
Reported wage: $204,000 / year
Annualized: $204,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-25
Employment end: 2023-06-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA06/18/202006/29/2020

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.