Senior Software Engineer H-1B Salary

35,051 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Software Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $141,969; the middle half of filings fall between $122,682 and $170,000. The largest sponsor for this title is WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (2,564 filings).

35,051
certified filings
$141,969
Median base salary
$122,682
25th pct
$170,000
75th pct
$200,000
90th pct
$106,000
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
$106,000$141,969 median$200,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20266,684$152,363
FY20259,930$147,846
FY20249,102$140,000
FY20239,335$133,390

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA1,493$161,340
San Francisco, CA1,353$190,000
New York, NY1,218$160,805
Bentonville, AR1,002$130,000
San Jose, CA994$182,310
Charlotte, NC810$130,000
Irving, TX743$128,232
Austin, TX725$135,000
Seattle, WA659$185,000
Santa Clara, CA574$165,798
Mountain View, CA570$188,408
Bellevue, WA563$180,710
Atlanta, GA515$131,806
San Diego, CA475$126,880
Dallas, TX457$134,992
Chicago, IL435$134,118
Fremont, CA384$171,928
Plano, TX376$127,878
Frisco, TX353$120,328
San Mateo, CA330$206,315

Senior Software Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.2,564$150,080
LinkedIn Corporation798$159,370
U.S. Bank National Association624$134,352
Uber Technologies, Inc.602$205,800
Optum Services, Inc.596$122,741
Bloomberg L.P.492$151,819
Lowe's Companies, Inc.420$128,232
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.402$128,353
Intuit Inc.351$156,000
Google LLC348$220,001
ServiceNow, Inc.319$155,650
PayPal, Inc.286$170,000
The MathWorks, Inc.278$144,994
Mastercard Technologies, LLC274$115,000
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.264$121,597
Snowflake Inc.242$200,000
DocuSign Inc.235$195,373
Home Depot Management Company LLC231$135,700
General Motors217$146,417
Databricks, Inc.216$180,710
GlobalLogic Inc.203$115,336
Visa Technology & Operations LLC201$112,679
Roblox Corporation198$252,265
Mastercard International Incorporated180$112,000
Humana Inc.178$128,566
AIRBNB, INC.165$185,000
EPAM Systems Inc.160$113,000
Roku, Inc.159$226,158
ROBERT BOSCH LLC132$137,354
Confluent, Inc.128$186,946
Pinterest, Inc.126$184,662
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC116$138,850
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.115$136,000
Publix Super Markets, Inc.110$147,862
Robinhood Markets, Inc.109$200,810
Maplebear Inc.102$200,000
Microsoft Corporation101$182,000
Visa U.S.A. Inc.101$111,134
AT&T SERVICES, INC.100$150,000
Atlassian US, Inc.98$199,534
Coinbase, Inc.98$212,500
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company97$134,344
Deere & Company96$129,210
RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC95$140,000
Tesla, Inc.91$167,000
GLOBAL SUMI TECHNOLOGIES INC90$101,500
Capital One Services, LLC87$125,288
Social Finance, LLC86$200,000
Southwest Airlines Co.86$146,404
FORD MOTOR COMPANY85$132,350

Related job titles

Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Software Senior Engineer $150,520Engineer Senior Software $179,286Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Senior Software Engineer/Developer $110,365Senior Staff Software Engineer $185,209Senior Software Engineer I $150,000Senior Software Engineer II $165,000Engineer Senior Systems Software $184,000

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