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Director, Software Engineering in Durham, NC

Job title · Durham, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Director, Software Engineering
City
Durham, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
186
Median offered wage
$154,482
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$154,482certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Director, Software Engineering" and a worksite in Durham.

Applications by fiscal year

2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202240
FY202338
FY202434
FY202545
FY2026*29
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC174
  2. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC5
  3. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC4
  4. Digital Turbine, Inc.1
  5. Cisco Systems, Inc.1
  6. Trimble Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $154,482; middle half $141,003 to $161,741 · median prevailing wage $154,482 (marker) · 186 applications.

$120k$135k$150k$165k$180k
$120k$135k$150k$165k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II3
  2. Level III3
  3. Level IV159
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Director, Software Engineering" appears on 985 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 209 employers for worksites in 183 cities; the median offered wage is $165,000, so the median in Durham is 6.4% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
985
Employers nationwide
209
Cities with filings
183
National median offered wage
$165,000
Share of national filings in Durham
18.9%
Cities with the most applications for Director, Software Engineering
  1. Durham, NC186
  2. Westlake, TX55
  3. Sunnyvale, CA49
  4. San Francisco, CA30
  5. Charlotte, NC29
  6. Merrimack, NH26
  7. New York City, NY24
  8. Atlanta, GA24
  9. O'Fallon, MO20
  10. Bellevue, WA20
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Durham job market

Durham has 15,101 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 3,066 job titles and 1,447 employers; "Director, Software Engineering" ranks #8 by applications, with 1.2% of them.

Applications in Durham, all job titles
15,101
Job titles filed
3,066
Rank of Director, Software Engineering in Durham
8
Median offered wage in Durham, all job titles
$113,285
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Durham
  1. Software Developer1,140
  2. Senior Software Engineer/developer844
  3. Principal Software Engineer/developer756
  4. Software Engineer676
  5. Senior Full Stack Engineer301
  6. Postdoctoral Associate291
  7. Principal Full Stack Engineer288
  8. Assistant Professor167
  9. Principal Data Engineer145
  10. Package Consultant128
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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