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Software Engineer in Sacramento, CA

Job title · Sacramento, California

Job title as filed
Software Engineer
City
Sacramento, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
108
Median offered wage
$114,358
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$114,358certified 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 Sacramento.

Applications by fiscal year

1529FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1529FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202229
FY202327
FY202418
FY202523
FY2026*11
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
59
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. West Advanced Technologies, Inc.6
  2. Microsoft Corporation5
  3. SymSoft Solutions, LLC5
  4. R Systems Inc.5
  5. Western Climate Initiative, Inc.4
  6. Sim Infotech, Inc.4
  7. Invences Inc3
  8. Vuesol Technologies, Inc.3
  9. Excellent IT Soft3
  10. SA Force IT3
  11. Facebook, Inc.2
  12. Xoriant Corporation2
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 $114,358; middle half $101,000 to $125,000 · median prevailing wage $108,514 (marker) · 105 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I28
  2. Level II72
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV3
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 Sacramento is 13.5% 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 Sacramento
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 Sacramento job market

Sacramento has 3,946 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,331 job titles and 946 employers; "Software Engineer" ranks #2 by applications, with 2.7% of them.

Applications in Sacramento, all job titles
3,946
Job titles filed
1,331
Rank of Software Engineer in Sacramento
2
Median offered wage in Sacramento, all job titles
$108,514
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Sacramento
  1. Software Developer347
  2. Assistant Professor102
  3. Transportation Engineer (civil)55
  4. Postdoctoral Scholar54
  5. Senior Consultant50
  6. Data Analyst49
  7. Manager48
  8. Business Analyst40
  9. Air Pollution Specialist36
  10. Project Delivery Specialist35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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