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Software Engineer 3 in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Software Engineer 3
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
804
Median offered wage
$160,322
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$160,322certified 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 Engineer 3" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

103205FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
103205FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022205
FY2023193
FY2024175
FY2025160
FY2026*71
Certified (decided applications)
99.9%
Employers filing
10
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. Ebay Inc.401
  2. Paypal, Inc.344
  3. Asml US, LP30
  4. Hermes Microvision, Inc.19
  5. Bill Me Later, Inc.4
  6. Netapp, Inc.2
  7. PayPal Data Services, Inc.1
  8. Ciena Corporation1
  9. Cedar Cares, Inc.1
  10. Capgemini America Inc1
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 $160,322; middle half $153,153 to $170,000 · median prevailing wage $154,325 (marker) · 790 applications.

$140k$150k$160k$170k$180k
$140k$150k$160k$170k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II88
  3. Level III117
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 Engineer 3" appears on 2,135 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 103 employers for worksites in 277 cities; the median offered wage is $147,713, so the median in San Jose is 8.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,135
Employers nationwide
103
Cities with filings
277
National median offered wage
$147,713
Share of national filings in San Jose
37.7%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer 3
  1. San Jose, CA804
  2. Austin, TX184
  3. Bellevue, WA86
  4. Chicago, IL67
  5. New York City, NY52
  6. Wilton, CT52
  7. Nashville, TN47
  8. Sterling, VA38
  9. Scottsdale, AZ37
  10. San Francisco, CA36
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Software Engineer 3" ranks #4 by applications, with 1.5% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Software Engineer 3 in San Jose
4
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  5. Machine Learning Engineer615
  6. Software Developer559
  7. Product Manager454
  8. Member of Technical Staff446
  9. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
  10. Staff Engineer350
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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