Role Filing Pattern
Software Engineer (5) appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 31 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Software Engineer (5) 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)
+62.7%
Filed H-1B base wages show $215,197 vs BLS national median $132,270
Software Engineer (5) (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 31 filing records. Filed base wages span $169,229 to $212,202 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $215,197. 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
$215,197
H-1B LCA Filings
31LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$212,202
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 SNAP INC., Specs Inc., DENSO International America, Inc., and W/H/I/P SYSTEMS, LLC. 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 Bellevue, WA, Palo Alto, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY, and San Diego, CA. 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$169,229
P25$179,982
Median$215,197
P75$212,202
Max$212,202
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- SNAP INC.$212,20225
- Specs Inc.N/A4
- 1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Palo Alto, CA$220,6786
- Bellevue, WA$212,2027
- San Francisco, CA$206,3151
- New York, NY$179,9824
- Ashburn, VA$173,7631
- Seattle, WAN/A6
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- Austin, TXN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Software Engineer (5)?
The median filed base salary for Software Engineer (5) H-1B LCA records is $215,197 per year.
How many Software Engineer (5) H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 31 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Software Engineer (5) role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Software Engineer (5)?
Top employers filing LCAs for Software Engineer (5) include: SNAP INC., Specs Inc., DENSO International America, Inc..
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