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Software Development Engineer in Cupertino, CA

Job title · Cupertino, California

Job title as filed
Software Development Engineer
City
Cupertino, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
898
Median offered wage
$192,941
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$192,941certified 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" and a worksite in Cupertino.

Applications by fiscal year

159317FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
159317FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022317
FY2023285
FY2024235
FY202551
FY2026*10
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
5
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. Apple Inc.894
  2. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.1
  3. Amazon Data Services, Inc1
  4. AC Wellness Network LLC1
  5. Transperfect Translations International, 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 $192,941; middle half $168,000 to $207,392 · median prevailing wage $184,080 (marker) · 896 applications.

$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I2
  2. Level II12
  3. Level III91
  4. Level IV340
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" appears on 7,593 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 697 employers for worksites in 495 cities; the median offered wage is $146,328, so the median in Cupertino is 31.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,593
Employers nationwide
697
Cities with filings
495
National median offered wage
$146,328
Share of national filings in Cupertino
11.8%
Cities with the most applications for Software Development Engineer
  1. San Jose, CA1,223
  2. Seattle, WA1,174
  3. Cupertino, CA898
  4. Austin, TX524
  5. Sunnyvale, CA275
  6. Fremont, CA223
  7. San Francisco, CA222
  8. Redlands, CA138
  9. New York City, NY126
  10. Santa Clara, CA125
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Cupertino job market

Cupertino has 15,537 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,963 job titles and 612 employers; "Software Development Engineer" ranks #1 by applications, with 5.8% of them.

Applications in Cupertino, all job titles
15,537
Job titles filed
1,963
Rank of Software Development Engineer in Cupertino
1
Median offered wage in Cupertino, all job titles
$175,942
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Cupertino
  1. Software Development Engineering610
  2. Software Engineering Systems577
  3. Software Development Engineer - Systems481
  4. Machine Learning Engineer406
  5. Software Development Engineer - Applications338
  6. Software Development Engineer II294
  7. Software Development Engineer - Test293
  8. Engineering Project Manager283
  9. Machine Learning260
  10. Software Engineering Applications227
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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