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Software Engineer - Search insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings34All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$147,84630 eligible salary records
Employer names24Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$122,938–$163,951Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02468FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2017: 7 filings17FY 2018: 3 filings18FY 2019: 5 filings19FY 2020: 3 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 5 filings22FY 2024: 3 filings24FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$165,440 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
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 30 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

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

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
88.2%Certified LCAs
Certified30 88.2%
Certified - Withdrawn3 8.8%
Withdrawn1 2.9%

Denominator: all 34 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

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
$147,846Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$114,500
25th percentile$122,938
Median (50th)$147,846
75th percentile$163,951
90th percentile$231,000

n=30 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

34 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
Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc.Lead Software Engineer - Search & Relevance Engineering

Filing details

$160,805 /yr

I-200-26068-689468
Reported wage: $160,805–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $160,805
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-16
Employment end: 2029-03-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Spring Hill, TN03/09/202603/23/2026
Tt Commerce & Global Services LLCSoftware Engineer - Search Business

Filing details

$165,440 /yr

I-200-26024-588249
Reported wage: $165,440 / year
Annualized: $165,440
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-02-01
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA01/23/202602/02/2026
Fubotv Media IncSr. Software Engineer - Search & Personalization

Filing details

$216,300 /yr

I-200-25335-446990
Reported wage: $216,300 / year
Annualized: $216,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-08
Employment end: 2029-05-28
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY12/01/202505/29/2026
Samaya Ai, IncSoftware Engineer - Search

Filing details

$230,000 /yr

I-200-24198-199422
Reported wage: $230,000–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $230,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-23
Employment end: 2027-07-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA07/16/202407/29/2024
Samaya Ai, IncSoftware Engineer - Search

Filing details

$190,000 /yr

I-200-24185-173250
Reported wage: $190,000–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-10
Employment end: 2027-07-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA07/03/202407/29/2024
Truveta, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$187,000 /yr

I-200-24075-803053
Reported wage: $187,000–$257,000 / year
Annualized: $187,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-22
Employment end: 2027-07-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA03/15/202407/06/2024
Ozone Networks, Inc.Software Engineer - Search And Discovery

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-22160-265171
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-16
Employment end: 2025-07-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA06/09/202207/15/2022
Ozone Networks, Inc.Software Engineer - Search And Discovery

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-22159-260206
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-07-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA06/08/202207/15/2022
At&T Services, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$145,000 /yr

I-200-22118-116079
Reported wage: $145,000 / year
Annualized: $145,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-05
Employment end: 2025-05-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Plano, TX04/28/202205/09/2022
Course Hero, Inc.Staff Software Engineer - Search Platform

Filing details

$240,000 /yr

I-200-21355-780084
Reported wage: $240,000 / year
Annualized: $240,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-29
Employment end: 2025-01-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Redwood City, CA12/21/202101/03/2022
Alphasights Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search And Discovery

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-21295-661405
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-28
Employment end: 2024-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Redmond, WA10/21/202111/01/2021
Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search & Browse

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-21207-483016
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-02
Employment end: 2024-08-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Coraopolis, PA07/26/202108/02/2021
Truveta, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-21168-405686
Reported wage: $160,000–$220,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-25
Employment end: 2024-07-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Redmond, WA06/17/202107/06/2021
Etsy, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search Platform

Filing details

$155,000 /yr

I-200-20286-876161
Reported wage: $155,000 / year
Annualized: $155,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-10-19
Employment end: 2023-10-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Brooklyn, NY10/12/202010/27/2020
Apartment List, Inc.Software Engineer - Search And Discovery

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-19282-078249
Reported wage: $125,000–$155,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-17
Employment end: 2022-10-09
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA10/09/201910/10/2019
Shipt, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$165,000 /yr

I-200-20109-498056
Reported wage: $165,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-24
Employment end: 2023-05-10
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA04/17/202005/11/2020
Ebsco Publishing D/B/A Ebsco Information ServicesSenior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$117,899.98 /yr

I-200-20050-333935
Reported wage: $117,899.98 / year
Annualized: $117,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-26
Employment end: 2023-02-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Durham, NC02/19/202002/20/2020
Telenav, Inc.Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$108,784 /yr

I-200-19254-207264
Reported wage: $108,784–$131,726 / year
Annualized: $108,784
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-09-18
Employment end: 2023-02-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA09/12/201902/15/2020
Alphasights Inc.Software Engineer - Search And Discovery

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-19155-705634
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-11
Employment end: 2022-07-07
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NEW YORK06/05/201907/08/2019
Opentable, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-18110-064917
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-01-07
Employment end: 2021-04-29
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA04/25/201804/30/2018
Indeed, Inc.Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$122,366 /yr

I-200-18341-796401
Reported wage: $122,366–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $122,366
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-12-13
Employment end: 2021-12-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Austin, TEXAS12/07/201812/17/2018
Ntent Inc.Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$124,654 /yr

I-200-18291-863715
Reported wage: $124,654 / year
Annualized: $124,654
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-29
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Carlsbad, CA10/23/2018—
Indeed, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$122,366 /yr

I-200-18236-389685
Reported wage: $122,366–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $122,366
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-08-30
Employment end: 2021-09-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Austin, TX08/24/201809/10/2018
Glassdoor, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search

Filing details

$170,000 /yr

I-200-18088-754152
Reported wage: $170,000 / year
Annualized: $170,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-01
Employment end: 2021-05-06
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA03/29/201805/07/2018
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.Senior Software Engineer - Search And Big Data

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-18023-294840
Reported wage: $160,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-01-29
Employment end: 2021-02-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA01/23/201802/01/2018

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.