Software Engineer III H-1B Salary

6,648 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Engineer III (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $125,082; the middle half of filings fall between $115,000 and $146,061. The largest sponsor for this title is WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (2,670 filings).

6,648
certified filings
$125,082
Median base salary
$115,000
25th pct
$146,061
75th pct
$167,200
90th pct
$105,000
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
$105,000$125,082 median$167,200

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20261,028$129,744
FY20252,040$125,422
FY20241,835$121,515
FY20231,745$127,296

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Bentonville, AR1,257$113,423
Sunnyvale, CA490$117,000
San Jose, CA468$162,000
Dallas, TX283$115,395
Atlanta, GA150$127,962
Austin, TX142$135,000
Bellevue, WA110$159,018
Charlotte, NC95$140,000
Chicago, IL93$131,000
Reston, VA93$132,468
Santa Clara, CA67$157,518
Raleigh, NC62$121,361
New York, NY60$160,402
Irving, TX58$117,000
San Diego, CA57$122,262
Hoboken, NJ55$153,674
Seattle, WA53$160,000
Framingham, MA52$138,188
Fremont, CA50$158,342
Frisco, TX47$122,500

Software Engineer III salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.2,670$117,000
eBay Inc.424$166,388
PayPal, Inc.359$155,964
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC273$135,000
Truist Bank208$132,122
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.193$117,900
ASML US, LP83$119,000
Asurion, LLC76$150,608
M&T Bank76$129,418
Staples, Inc.76$138,188
Electronic Arts Inc.72$167,668
Chewy, Inc.65$173,500
Wayfair LLC65$185,725
LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.58$101,953
Paychex North America Inc.49$118,450
RELX, Inc.45$103,463
Federal Express Corporation44$111,842
FedEx Dataworks, Inc.39$113,064
Credit Karma LLC38$180,968
F5, Inc.38$160,828
Cummins Inc.37$112,000
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.36$100,546
Choice Hotels International Services Corp31$127,780
NIKE, Inc.30$160,098
PayPal Data Services, Inc.28$134,806
Charter Communications, Inc.25$91,645
ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC25$150,000
Interactive Communications International, Inc.24$122,284
Riot Games, Inc.23$184,558
JPMorgan Chase & Co.21$135,400
NCR Voyix Corporation21$122,450
Teladoc Health, Inc.21$131,206
McDonald's Corporation19$162,843
Cardlytics Inc.18$165,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC18$85,415
FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC17$190,000
ZipRecruiter, Inc.17$136,000
Box, Inc.16$161,637
SIRIUS XM RADIO LLC16$135,500
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.15$133,370
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.15$122,508
MultiPlan, Inc.14$130,120
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.14$125,000
Uber Freight US LLC14$159,655
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.13$115,000
Domino's Pizza, Inc.13$117,000
Netskope, Inc.13$156,672
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital12$115,482
BlueCross and BlueShield Association12$126,358
LexisNexis USA12$110,000

Related job titles

Engineer III, Software $120,229Software Development Engineer III $198,880Associate, Software Engineer III $138,500Software Dev Engineer III $207,690Product Software Engineer III $143,222Systems/Software Engineer III $139,443Software Engineer $135,408Engineer III $110,581Engineer, Software $116,505Vice President; Software Engineer III $157,477

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