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SR. Software Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
SR. Software Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
182
Median offered wage
$173,691
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$173,691certified 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 "SR. Software Engineer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

2549FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2549FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202249
FY202331
FY202423
FY202533
FY2026*46
Certified (decided applications)
99.5%
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. Paypal, Inc.41
  2. Splunk Inc.12
  3. A10 Networks, Inc.11
  4. Zscaler, Inc.11
  5. DocuSign Inc.10
  6. Twitter, Inc.9
  7. F5, Inc.9
  8. Nio USA Inc.5
  9. Kbts Technologies, Inc.4
  10. Adobe Inc.4
  11. Align Technology, Inc.4
  12. Super Micro Computer, Inc3
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 $173,691; middle half $155,813 to $197,144 · median prevailing wage $157,477 (marker) · 181 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I14
  2. Level II40
  3. Level III44
  4. Level IV22
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 "SR. Software Engineer" appears on 6,583 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,721 employers for worksites in 846 cities; the median offered wage is $132,267, so the median in San Jose is 31.3% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
6,583
Employers nationwide
1,721
Cities with filings
846
National median offered wage
$132,267
Share of national filings in San Jose
2.8%
Cities with the most applications for SR. Software Engineer
  1. Sunnyvale, CA257
  2. San Francisco, CA254
  3. San Jose, CA182
  4. Seattle, WA170
  5. Palo Alto, CA156
  6. Austin, TX151
  7. Atlanta, GA145
  8. Dallas, TX136
  9. Frisco, TX129
  10. New York City, NY119
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; "SR. Software Engineer" ranks #21 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of SR. Software Engineer in San Jose
21
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. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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