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SW Engineer III H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-1252
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)

-10.2%
Filed H-1B base wages show $118,766 vs BLS national median $132,270

SW Engineer III (SOC 15-1252, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 16 filing records. Filed base wages span $111,825 to $127,504 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $118,766. Filed base wages for this role sit below 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

$118,766

H-1B LCA Filings

16LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$127,504
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

SW Engineer III appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 16 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from NCR Voyix Corporation, Digital First Holdings LLC, Freshop, Inc., and Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Candescent). 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 Atlanta, GA, Flushing, NY, Rochester, NY, San Ramon, CA, and San Francisco, 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$111,825
P25$116,000
Median$118,766
P75$122,450
Max$127,504

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a SW Engineer III?
The median filed base salary for SW Engineer III H-1B LCA records is $118,766 per year.
How many SW Engineer III H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 16 Labor Condition Applications filed for the SW Engineer III role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for SW Engineer III?
Top employers filing LCAs for SW Engineer III include: NCR Voyix Corporation, Digital First Holdings LLC, Freshop, Inc..

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