Role Filing Pattern
SMTS Software Development Eng. appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 28 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
SMTS Software Development Eng. 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)
+64.4%
Filed H-1B base wages show $217,454 vs BLS national median $132,270
SMTS Software Development Eng. (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 28 filing records. Filed base wages span $195,430 to $235,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $217,454. 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
$217,454
H-1B LCA Filings
28LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$235,000
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.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Xilinx, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, San Jose, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Longmont, CO. 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 filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$195,430
P25$205,000
Median$217,454
P75$226,158
Max$235,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.$223,00024
- Xilinx, Inc.$199,7884
Filed Wage by City
- Bellevue, WA$223,0003
- Boxborough, MA$220,0001
- San Jose, CA$214,9075
- Santa Clara, CA$212,67011
- Austin, TX$208,0007
- Longmont, CO$175,6941
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a SMTS Software Development Eng.?
The median filed base salary for SMTS Software Development Eng. H-1B LCA records is $217,454 per year.
How many SMTS Software Development Eng. H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 28 Labor Condition Applications filed for the SMTS Software Development Eng. role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for SMTS Software Development Eng.?
Top employers filing LCAs for SMTS Software Development Eng. include: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Xilinx, Inc..
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