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Software Engineer in Detroit, MI

Job title · Detroit, Michigan

Job title as filed
Software Engineer
City
Detroit, Michigan
Applications FY2022–FY2026
113
Median offered wage
$92,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$92,000certified 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 Engineer" and a worksite in Detroit.

Applications by fiscal year

1428FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1428FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202328
FY202427
FY202521
FY2026*16
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
51
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. Rocket Mortgage, LLC21
  2. Saameeri, Inc.6
  3. Tata Technologies, Inc.5
  4. Kbts Technologies, Inc.5
  5. Intellibee, Inc.4
  6. Amrock, LLC4
  7. Rock Central LLC4
  8. Microsoft Corporation3
  9. Altimetrik Corp3
  10. Ford Motor Company3
  11. American IT Solutions Inc.3
  12. Urban Science Applications, Inc.3
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 $92,000; middle half $85,000 to $101,275 · median prevailing wage $85,405 (marker) · 109 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I35
  2. Level II65
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV2
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" appears on 158,483 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 11,784 employers for worksites in 2,549 cities; the median offered wage is $132,267, so the median in Detroit is 30.4% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
158,483
Employers nationwide
11,784
Cities with filings
2,549
National median offered wage
$132,267
Share of national filings in Detroit
0.1%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer
  1. Mountain View, CA11,923
  2. Redmond, WA9,634
  3. Sunnyvale, CA9,088
  4. New York City, NY7,682
  5. Menlo Park, CA6,399
  6. San Francisco, CA5,831
  7. Seattle, WA5,057
  8. Bellevue, WA4,743
  9. Irving, TX3,499
  10. San Jose, CA2,964
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Detroit job market

Detroit has 5,970 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 2,129 job titles and 765 employers; "Software Engineer" ranks #4 by applications, with 1.9% of them.

Applications in Detroit, all job titles
5,970
Job titles filed
2,129
Rank of Software Engineer in Detroit
4
Median offered wage in Detroit, all job titles
$100,173
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Detroit
  1. Software Developer165
  2. Assistant Professor130
  3. Senior Software Engineer125
  4. Software Engineer II94
  5. Manager58
  6. Software Development Engineer II55
  7. Software Development Engineer I45
  8. Elementary Teacher45
  9. Research Associate43
  10. Research Assistant42
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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