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Software Development Engineer I in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Software Development Engineer I
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
516
Median offered wage
$137,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$137,000certified 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 "Software Development Engineer I" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

89178FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
89178FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022178
FY2023139
FY202493
FY202580
FY2026*26
Certified (decided applications)
99.8%
Employers filing
13
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. Amazon.com Services LLC327
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.86
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.47
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC19
  5. LivePerson, Inc.18
  6. Discovery Communications, LLC3
  7. Amazon Data Services, Inc3
  8. Twitch Interactive, Inc.3
  9. Bop LLC3
  10. Luma Financial Technologies, LLC2
  11. Seated Technologies Inc.2
  12. Audible, Inc.2
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 $137,000; middle half $120,612 to $145,100 · median prevailing wage $85,197 (marker) · 514 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I498
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III3
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 "Software Development Engineer I" appears on 9,321 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 80 employers for worksites in 210 cities; the median offered wage is $129,000, so the median in New York City is 6.2% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
9,321
Employers nationwide
80
Cities with filings
210
National median offered wage
$129,000
Share of national filings in New York City
5.5%
Cities with the most applications for Software Development Engineer I
  1. Seattle, WA3,414
  2. Austin, TX622
  3. Bellevue, WA615
  4. Sunnyvale, CA532
  5. New York City, NY516
  6. Arlington, VA442
  7. East Palo Alto, CA308
  8. Santa Clara, CA231
  9. San Francisco, CA225
  10. Boston, MA225
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Software Development Engineer I" ranks #27 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Software Development Engineer I in New York City
27
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Software Developer1,600
  7. Data Scientist1,392
  8. Senior Associate1,297
  9. Manager1,055
  10. Software Development Engineer II967
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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