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Software Developers
SOC 15-1252. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 307,739 labor condition applications for Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 302,183 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $138,494 a year (quartiles $112,923–$170,239), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $127,504. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (40% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 57,838 with a median offered wage of $139,464.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 13%Level II 40%Level III 19%Level IV 16%Not stated 12%
| Measure | SOC 15-1252 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $138,494 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $112,923–$170,239 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 53% | 56% |
| Share certified | 98% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (4,000 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Software Developers: 14,196 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
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Worksite states
California 63,705 · Texas 57,750 · Washington 31,469 · New York 15,406 · North Carolina 14,503 · New Jersey 12,961 · Georgia 12,558 · Illinois 10,886 · Florida 9,227 · Virginia 8,809
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $139,464.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 3,417 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Austin | 1,213 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Chicago | 923 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 821 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | 708 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | Boston | 646 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 562 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | New York | 445 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | Princeton | 427 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Menlo Park | 420 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | Philadelphia | 383 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | 367 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sunnyvale | 363 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | 362 |
| Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | 360 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Software Developers?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 15-1252 is $138,494 a year, with the middle half between $112,923 and $170,239; the median prevailing wage cited is $127,504.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Software Developers?
Amazon.com Services LLC (15,574), Google LLC (11,145), Microsoft Corporation (9,021), Meta Platforms, Inc (6,450), Apple Inc. (5,236)
Which wage level is most common for Software Developers?
Level II: Level I 13%, Level II 40%, Level III 19%, Level IV 16% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Software Developers?
57,838 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $139,464.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.