Role Filing Pattern
Sr. SW Engineer 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.
Sr. SW 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)
+5.0%
Filed H-1B base wages show $138,945 vs BLS national median $132,270
Sr. SW Engineer (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 $107,141 to $139,152 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $138,945. 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
$138,945
H-1B LCA Filings
28LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$139,152
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 Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa Technology & Operations LLC, and CyberSource Corporation. 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 Austin, TX, Foster City, CA, Highlands Ranch, CO, Loveland, OH, and Plain City, OH. 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$107,141
P25$108,826
Median$138,945
P75$133,450
Max$139,152
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Visa U.S.A. Inc.$132,26713
- Visa Technology & Operations LLC$139,15213
- 2
Filed Wage by City
- Austin, TX$138,73817
- Foster City, CA$127,7264
- Plain City, OH$107,7651
- Loveland, OH$97,5521
- 2
- 1
- Mentor, OHN/A1
- Bellevue, WAN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Sr. SW Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Sr. SW Engineer H-1B LCA records is $138,945 per year.
How many Sr. SW Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 28 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Sr. SW Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Sr. SW Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Sr. SW Engineer include: Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa Technology & Operations LLC, CyberSource Corporation.
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