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Founding Software Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)

+23.5%
Filed H-1B base wages show $163,403 vs BLS national median $132,270

Founding Software Engineer (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 14 filing records. Filed base wages span $95,493 to $166,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $163,403. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$163,403

H-1B LCA Filings

14LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$166,000
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

Founding Software Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 14 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The available records do not expose enough employer concentration for this role to summarize a top employer pattern.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Palo Alto, CA, New York City, NY, and Washington, D.C., DC. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

BLS Comparison Caveat

The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$95,493
P25$126,090
Median$163,403
P75$160,805
Max$166,000

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Founding Software Engineer?
    The median filed base salary for Founding Software Engineer H-1B LCA records is $163,403 per year.
    How many Founding Software Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
    There are 14 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Founding Software Engineer role in the available dataset.

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