Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary

5,705 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Development Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $150,000; the middle half of filings fall between $125,000 and $182,312. The largest sponsor for this title is Adobe Inc. (1,502 filings).

5,705
certified filings
$150,000
Median base salary
$125,000
25th pct
$182,312
75th pct
$209,535
90th pct
$102,635
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
$102,635$150,000 median$209,535

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20261,184$150,000
FY20251,508$150,000
FY20241,630$155,000
FY20231,383$145,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA874$176,800
Seattle, WA618$155,418
Cupertino, CA537$194,270
Austin, TX326$132,267
Sunnyvale, CA234$168,838
Fremont, CA178$158,090
San Francisco, CA151$170,681
Redmond, WA106$128,502
Santa Clara, CA104$168,548
Bellevue, WA95$139,886
Redlands, CA81$124,800
New York, NY73$147,966
Atlanta, GA69$118,400
Lehi, UT65$138,000
Pleasanton, CA65$154,586
Chicago, IL57$110,000
Dallas, TX50$106,728
Alpharetta, GA48$92,500
Irving, TX46$114,754
San Diego, CA44$149,178

Software Development Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Adobe Inc.1,502$180,000
Apple Inc.951$187,531
Expedia, Inc.538$132,267
Tesla, Inc.234$158,355
Workday, Inc.197$141,378
Fortinet, Inc.114$143,100
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.101$123,510
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC97$115,258
Nokia of America Corporation72$155,886
Autodesk, Inc.71$150,000
Zoom Communications, Inc.66$153,301
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.64$132,755
Zillow, Inc.59$158,000
Relevantz Technology Services, Inc.53$88,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.39$120,526
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.37$118,795
GoDaddy.com, LLC35$111,322
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)34$130,998
People Tech Group, Inc34$128,502
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.33$116,938
Amazon.com Services LLC32$171,000
Remitly, Inc.32$154,570
Cisco Systems, Inc.27$139,840
Caremark LLC25$121,500
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC23$122,970
Delta Air Lines, Inc.18$124,500
Mitchell International, Inc.18$94,162
Travelscape LLC18$79,248
Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.17$130,707
Cirquetech Group Inc.17$127,338
Clearwater Analytics, LLC16$130,707
Altimetrik Corp.15$101,192
Couloir Technology Group, Inc15$127,338
Salient Global Technologies CORP15$98,905
Auger Inc.14$215,000
Brillio, LLC14$80,000
Meta Platforms, Inc14$186,912
Hitachi Vantara LLC13$119,933
LiveRamp, Inc.13$131,000
Xilinx, Inc.12$135,800
SmarTek21 LLC11$145,000
Aegis Company10$127,338
Leverage Technologies Inc10$84,753
Meraki IT Solutions, LLC.10$95,701
Micron Technology, Inc.10$100,027
ArcTrade, Inc.8$120,000
ByteDance Inc.8$199,000
FIS Management Services, LLC8$132,930
Hitachi Digital Services LLC8$116,626
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.8$180,980

Related job titles

Engineer - Software Development $128,690Software Development Engineer II $165,240Software Development Engineer I $129,000Software Development Engineer III $198,880Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Software Development Engineer - Applications $181,426Staff Software Development Engineer $178,500Software Development Engineer - Test $172,423Principal Software Development Engineer $212,202Software Development Engineer - Systems $180,003

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