Software Development Engineer I H-1B Salary

6,642 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Development Engineer I (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $129,000; the middle half of filings fall between $110,635 and $135,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (3,879 filings).

6,642
certified filings
$129,000
Median base salary
$110,635
25th pct
$135,000
75th pct
$148,400
90th pct
$101,608
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
$101,608$129,000 median$148,400

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026572$129,872
FY20251,619$129,000
FY20241,671$129,000
FY20232,780$129,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA1,847$129,000
Bellevue, WA390$129,000
Austin, TX385$129,000
Arlington, VA290$129,000
New York, NY288$129,000
Sunnyvale, CA276$148,350
Santa Clara, CA174$146,307
East Palo Alto, CA159$148,400
Dallas, TX150$113,500
Boston, MA141$118,600
San Francisco, CA121$148,400
Tempe, AZ101$129,000
San Diego, CA91$129,000
Irvine, CA80$120,700
Herndon, VA77$120,200
Cupertino, CA68$147,328
Jersey City, NJ64$129,000
Newark, NJ63$139,100
San Jose, CA59$138,805
Atlanta, GA57$122,600

Software Development Engineer I salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Amazon.com Services LLC3,879$129,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1,290$129,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.891$129,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc186$129,000
AUDIBLE, INC.105$130,800
Amazon Advertising LLC45$129,000
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.21$95,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.19$129,000
Pillpack LLC17$110,500
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.12$129,000
A9.com INC9$126,144
Amazon.com.ca, Inc.9$129,000
IMDb.com, Inc.9$109,656
Auger Inc.7$150,000
Amazon Media Venture LLC6$114,878
Egencia LLC6$104,842
Fuelcomm Inc.6$135,000
Annapurna Labs Inc.5$109,656
Elemental Technologies5$129,000
LivePerson, Inc.5$130,000
NetScout Systems, Inc.5$82,056
Amazon Studios, LLC4$96,111
DriveWealth Technologies, LLC4$150,000
Elemental Technologies LLC4$129,900
F5, Inc.4$130,000
Goodreads LLC4$127,572
Amazon Capital Services, Inc.3$129,000
Consumerinfo.com, Inc.3$90,002
IQVIA Inc.3$73,400
Luma Financial Technologies, LLC3$130,000
Moderna Services, Inc.3$115,000
Nidec Mobility America Corporation3$85,467
Qatalys Inc3$105,997
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.3$95,493
Woot Services LLC3$106,642
Yardi Systems, Inc.3$107,854
Alexa Internet2$154,200
Amazon Payments, Inc.2$129,000
Clearwater Analytics, LLC2$73,653
Cognowiz LLC2$109,928
CSC Holdings, LLC2$117,500
Discovery Communications, LLC2$108,763
Experian Information Solutions Inc.2$93,944
Generac Power Systems2$121,000
Nile Tech Inc2$113,650
Prime Now LLC2$105,859
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.2$120,000
Satsyil Corp2$88,500
Wyze Labs, Inc.2$110,252
A9.com LLC1$148,400

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer $150,000Software Engineer I $111,036Engineer - Software Development $128,690Software Development Engineer II $165,240Software Dev Engineer I $129,000Software Development Engineer III $198,880Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Senior Software Engineer I $150,000Software Development Engineer - Applications $181,426Staff Software Development Engineer $178,500

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