Director, Software Engineering H-1B Salary

926 certified H-1B filings list the job title Director, Software Engineering (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $177,979; the middle half of filings fall between $154,482 and $219,280. The largest sponsor for this title is Fidelity Technology Group, LLC (133 filings).

926
certified filings
$177,979
Median base salary
$154,482
25th pct
$219,280
75th pct
$273,235
90th pct
$141,003
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$141,003$177,979 median$273,235

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026205$189,000
FY2025279$183,600
FY2024223$173,638
FY2023219$157,477

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Durham, NC69$154,482
San Francisco, CA35$294,987
Sunnyvale, CA31$244,939
Cary, NC26$154,992
Westlake, TX21$149,781
Apex, NC18$154,795
Merrimack, NH16$154,172
San Jose, CA16$266,926
Austin, TX15$196,000
Charlotte, NC15$149,469
Fremont, CA13$274,456
Bentonville, AR12$198,776
New York, NY12$206,774
Holly Springs, NC11$157,187
Santa Clara, CA11$294,299
Richmond, VA10$152,766
Boston, MA9$155,593
Coppell, TX9$159,000
Frisco, TX9$157,777
Jersey City, NJ9$169,229

Director, Software Engineering salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC133$150,197
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments111$161,741
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.58$216,590
Salesforce, Inc.52$285,375
Capital One Services, LLC49$165,173
Optum Services, Inc.39$157,777
Lowe's Companies, Inc.22$152,069
Cisco Systems, Inc.21$266,926
Mastercard Technologies, LLC15$165,000
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.13$208,033
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.13$153,046
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.13$178,805
Mastercard International Incorporated10$165,000
Finicity Corporation8$165,000
Sagent M&C, LLC8$157,000
LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.6$182,000
Western Union, LLC6$203,122
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.5$126,152
Google LLC5$350,000
Hartford Fire Insurance Company5$163,050
Marriott International, Inc.5$180,000
NIKE, Inc.5$241,000
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5$294,299
Asurion, LLC4$211,548
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.4$204,724
Gartner, Inc.4$185,000
PayPal, Inc.4$267,906
Procore Technologies, Inc.4$253,317
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4$194,000
RELX, Inc.4$221,519
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation4$196,300
Zebra Technologies Corporation4$172,359
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida3$167,368
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.3$186,000
CoBank, ACB3$270,000
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC3$220,655
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC3$117,894
HP Inc.3$203,819
Indeed, Inc.3$196,000
LinkedIn Corporation3$273,915
MACY'S SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY, INC.3$237,800
MeridianLink, Inc.3$226,675
NVIDIA Corporation3$308,000
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.3$214,000
Proxicom, Inc3$158,000
SS&C Technologies, Inc.3$218,100
Teladoc Health, Inc.3$157,477
Tesla, Inc.3$278,500
Twilio, Inc.3$305,122
Xpanse, LLC3$153,046

Related job titles

Software Engineering Director $160,627Senior Director, Software Engineering $232,790Director of Software Engineering $204,500Associate Director, Software Engineering $170,000Software Engineering $169,469Director, Engineering $212,894Engineering Director $202,625Manager, Software Engineering $175,086Software Engineering Applications $181,100Software Engineering SMTS $196,546

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer