Software Development Engineer III H-1B Salary

3,362 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Development Engineer III (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $198,880; the middle half of filings fall between $169,004 and $216,290. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (2,324 filings).

3,362
certified filings
$198,880
Median base salary
$169,004
25th pct
$216,290
75th pct
$234,062
90th pct
$148,240
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
$148,240$198,880 median$234,062

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026587$194,150
FY2025760$198,000
FY20241,177$200,600
FY2023838$202,300

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA1,102$194,600
Bellevue, WA293$195,600
Sunnyvale, CA287$220,000
Austin, TX161$177,100
New York, NY145$194,600
Santa Clara, CA112$228,600
East Palo Alto, CA92$225,419
Palo Alto, CA72$221,200
San Francisco, CA72$219,600
Cupertino, CA62$224,135
Redmond, WA49$194,800
Arlington, VA47$168,100
Boston, MA47$178,131
Dallas, TX34$173,600
Irvine, CA33$173,600
Herndon, VA32$168,100
San Diego, CA27$178,000
Tempe, AZ21$182,400
San Jose, CA20$241,335
Newark, NJ19$189,592

Software Development Engineer III salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Amazon.com Services LLC2,324$202,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.378$198,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.261$199,534
Amazon Data Services, Inc60$195,800
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.38$207,450
AUDIBLE, INC.31$184,900
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.25$140,500
Amazon Advertising LLC22$172,200
Twitch Interactive, Inc.22$203,335
Egencia LLC18$155,418
A9.com INC12$236,431
LivePerson, Inc.10$167,715
Discovery Communications, LLC8$168,709
F5, Inc.8$162,046
Workday, Inc.8$151,486
McDonald's Corporation7$144,560
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC6$200,000
Annapurna Labs Inc.6$196,700
Capital Group Companies Global6$250,000
NetScout Systems, Inc.5$101,192
PREMERA BLUE CROSS5$129,656
Amazon Payments, Inc.4$159,640
Fuelcomm Inc.4$216,500
Science Solutions LLC4$226,050
WEX Inc.4$120,000
Wyze Labs, Inc.4$178,282
CRADLEPOINT, INC.3$170,000
Divisions Inc.3$152,069
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center3$126,984
Generac Power Systems3$132,500
A9.com LLC2$221,219
Alexa Internet2$181,370
Clover Bay Technologies Inc.2$113,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC2$93,610
Commerce Fabric, Inc.2$194,450
Elemental Technologies LLC2$216,798
Michaels Stores, Inc.2$142,500
PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC2$128,564
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.2$148,240
Yardi Systems, Inc.2$159,814
Zappos.com LLC2$240,000
ADDGENE, INC.1$123,599
ADITI CONSULTING LLC1$181,168
Adobe Inc.1$185,000
Amazon Mechanical Turk, Inc.1$202,950
Amazon Studios, LLC1$178,000
Amgen Inc.1$146,085
Best Computer Systems, LLC (d/b/a BestRx)1$137,060
Burger King Company LLC1$140,000
Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.1$139,600

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer III-TEST $195,000Software Engineer III $125,082Software Development Engineer $150,000Engineer - Software Development $128,690Engineer III, Software $120,229Software Development Engineer II $165,240Software Development Engineer I $129,000Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Manager III, Software Development $207,300Associate, Software Engineer III $138,500

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