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Software Developers H-1B salaries

Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 15-1252

Employers filed 152,051 certified H-1B applications for software developers (July 2025 to June 2026), from 16,066 employers.

Nationally, the middle half of offers were $115,000 to $177,000, with a median of $143,500.

Of the 80 metro areas with at least 100 filings, the highest median offer was in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($195,500) and the lowest in Topeka, KS ($85,500).

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By city

Metro areas with at least 25 filings. Areas with 100 or more have their own page.

Metro area	Filings	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	18,265	$113,000	$120,000	$145,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	16,953	$167,000	$193,000	$224,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	16,289	$150,500	$174,000	$194,500
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	12,023	$132,000	$161,000	$189,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	9,721	$167,000	$195,500	$223,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,973	$109,500	$130,000	$152,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	5,253	$115,000	$139,000	$163,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	4,471	$108,000	$130,500	$153,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,157	$126,000	$133,000	$163,000
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	3,937	$112,500	$130,000	$145,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,282	$131,000	$154,500	$177,000
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,957	$106,000	$126,500	$150,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,750	$110,000	$125,000	$153,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2,608	$102,500	$120,500	$139,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,572	$111,000	$122,500	$147,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,338	$129,500	$157,000	$184,500
Raleigh-Cary, NC	2,133	$113,500	$133,500	$152,000
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1,721	$116,500	$131,000	$150,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1,637	$101,000	$124,000	$147,500
Columbus, OH	1,474	$102,000	$121,000	$140,000
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1,463	$103,000	$122,500	$139,500
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,367	$97,500	$115,000	$138,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,284	$130,000	$157,500	$185,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,281	$106,500	$126,000	$145,000
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,015	$120,500	$134,000	$159,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	975	$111,000	$120,000	$150,000
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	926	$100,500	$120,000	$140,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	904	$103,500	$122,000	$141,000
Pittsburgh, PA	893	$98,500	$120,000	$141,000
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	827	$99,000	$121,000	$143,000
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	705	$128,000	$142,000	$161,500
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	659	$108,000	$130,500	$153,000
Richmond, VA	656	$107,500	$115,000	$142,000
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	630	$122,000	$123,000	$150,000
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	625	$105,000	$128,500	$152,500
Jacksonville, FL	607	$103,000	$129,000	$145,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	606	$106,500	$127,000	$148,500
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	600	$96,000	$116,000	$140,000
Kansas City, MO-KS	595	$95,500	$115,500	$135,000
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	591	$124,500	$128,000	$154,500

Wage levels

Level	Share of filings (US)
Level I (entry)	13%
Level II (qualified)	45%
Level III (experienced)	22%
Level IV (fully competent)	20%

Top sponsors nationally

Employer	H-1B filings	Median offer	Green card filings (PERM)
Amazon.com Services LLC	7,509	$168,000	24
Google LLC	5,473	$194,000	1
Microsoft Corporation	4,343	$178,000	3,205
Meta Platforms, Inc	3,094	$217,500	397
Apple Inc.	2,694	$181,500	557
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	2,306	$125,000	—
Deloitte Consulting LLP	2,116	$143,000	369
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	2,099	$155,500	—
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	1,790	$160,000	3
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.	1,672	$148,500	817
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1,587	$161,500	904
NVIDIA Corporation	1,156	$187,500	624
Salesforce, Inc.	1,093	$209,500	634
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	1,032	$123,500	401
Capgemini America Inc	982	$137,000	165
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	870	$170,000	45
Citibank, N.A.	714	$157,500	247
LinkedIn Corporation	710	$180,500	332
Oracle America, Inc.	674	$149,500	1,182
Randstad Digital, Llc	669	$132,000	119

Common titles filed under this occupation: Software Engineer, Software Developer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineering, Software Dev Engineer Ii, Software Dev Engineer I, Software Development Engineer Ii, Staff Software Engineer, Software Development Engineer, Java Developer.

Offers from certified Labor Condition Applications (Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026); base pay only, annualized. Source: DOL disclosure data. Not legal or financial advice.