Senior Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary

2,274 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Software Development Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $149,240; the middle half of filings fall between $131,289 and $173,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Tesla, Inc. (293 filings).

2,274
certified filings
$149,240
Median base salary
$131,289
25th pct
$173,000
75th pct
$191,279
90th pct
$115,706
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
$115,706$149,240 median$191,279

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026559$147,278
FY2025756$147,923
FY2024515$149,500
FY2023444$155,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Fremont, CA157$175,000
Seattle, WA146$190,476
San Jose, CA138$165,000
Austin, TX99$147,098
Pleasanton, CA63$160,000
Parsippany, NJ52$140,020
Bellevue, WA51$172,000
Palo Alto, CA44$179,950
Santa Clara, CA39$152,071
Atlanta, GA38$142,400
Richardson, TX34$130,000
Woonsocket, RI34$132,712
Alpharetta, GA31$125,004
Irving, TX26$139,000
Sunnyvale, CA23$199,534
Bothell, WA21$185,000
Buffalo Grove, IL21$143,553
San Francisco, CA21$192,941
Louisville, KY20$120,894
New York, NY20$168,750

Senior Software Development Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Tesla, Inc.293$175,772
Workday, Inc.182$160,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.180$141,478
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC175$135,000
Expedia, Inc.131$182,312
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.97$133,989
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.90$137,325
Caremark LLC82$130,003
Xilinx, Inc.82$151,000
Zillow, Inc.81$190,486
Aetna Resources LLC50$139,300
Brillio, LLC50$102,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.38$144,000
Adobe Inc.23$195,000
CarGurus, Inc.23$175,000
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.22$155,116
IQVIA Inc.21$138,277
Zscaler, Inc.21$143,269
F5, Inc.19$195,000
MetLife Group, Inc.19$117,187
Mitchell International, Inc.19$114,444
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.16$120,024
ProCare Pharmacy LLC15$131,897
GoDaddy.com, LLC14$128,378
Highspot, Inc.13$211,855
Remitly, Inc.13$202,500
Zoom Communications, Inc.12$156,170
Altimetrik Corp.11$112,174
Nokia of America Corporation11$205,920
Dexcom, Inc.10$134,000
CRADLEPOINT, INC.8$184,662
Egencia LLC8$147,284
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)7$157,830
IBM Corporation7$205,000
MCG Health, LLC.7$168,800
Microsoft Corporation7$189,927
Autodesk, Inc.6$132,350
LiveRamp, Inc.6$168,750
PTC Inc.6$129,025
Qualtrics, LLC6$190,000
Sonos, Inc.6$136,292
Viavi Solutions, Inc.6$116,110
Auger Inc.5$325,000
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.5$153,073
Clearwater Analytics, LLC5$182,312
Decision Six Inc5$86,466
FLEXERA SOFTWARE LLC5$114,067
Infinera Corporation5$162,621
Modak Analytics Limited5$123,614
OfferUp, Inc.5$190,486

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer Senior $122,170Senior Engineer, Software Development Engineering $125,210Senior Software Engineer $141,969Software Development Engineer $150,000Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Software Senior Engineer $150,520Engineer - Software Development $128,690Senior Development Engineer $120,766Engineer Senior Software $179,286

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