Software Engineering H-1B Salary

12,860 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Engineering (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $169,469; the middle half of filings fall between $151,245 and $190,486. The largest sponsor for this title is Microsoft Corporation (12,585 filings).

12,860
certified filings
$169,469
Median base salary
$151,245
25th pct
$190,486
75th pct
$212,202
90th pct
$135,600
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
$135,600$169,469 median$212,202

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20263,231$178,055
FY20255,749$171,000
FY20243,801$161,100
FY202379$117,634

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Redmond, WA6,919$170,000
Mountain View, CA671$196,000
Atlanta, GA407$134,200
Bellevue, WA355$164,000
Seattle, WA341$161,093
Bothell, WA309$183,455
New York, NY142$174,640
Austin, TX137$142,400
San Jose, CA135$179,300
Kirkland, WA115$169,850
Sammamish, WA106$196,113
Santa Clara, CA96$201,416
Sunnyvale, CA93$172,800
Charlotte, NC92$139,100
Irving, TX75$140,170
San Francisco, CA74$185,505
Lynnwood, WA72$180,657
Jersey City, NJ69$167,430
Fremont, CA63$200,620
Dallas, TX54$130,200

Software Engineering salary by employer

Top 44 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Microsoft Corporation12,585$170,000
MUFG Bank, Ltd.89$144,461
JPMorgan Chase & Co.39$115,918
Meta Platforms, Inc32$181,545
Software Integrity Group, Inc.16$111,468
Synopsys, Inc.15$141,041
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company12$104,540
General Motors11$138,796
Google LLC6$183,500
Salesforce, Inc.5$170,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company4$124,000
SAVIENCE TECHNOLOGIES INC4$98,904
Sysstek LLC4$88,442
MUFG Union Bank N.A.3$131,588
Black Duck Software, Inc.2$146,559
CIPHERNINE INC2$101,192
Clobotics Corporation2$101,608
Netflix, Inc.2$187,741
WA & HF LLC2$104,804
Brain Corporation1$121,600
Chakra Techworks Inc1$99,840
Cohesity, Inc.1$126,700
DoorDash, Inc.1$119,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY1$154,669
IGATE Solutions LLC1$101,192
Intel Corporation1$192,630
LTIMindtree Limited1$85,613
Micro Focus LLC1$120,000
MUFG Securities Americas, Inc.1$146,000
My Secure Advantage, Inc.1$165,000
NetApp, Inc.1$150,080
Northstar Group, Inc1$155,605
Omnissa, LLC1$185,658
OneBlock Holdings, LLC1$84,094
PamTen, Inc.1$110,000
Pisoft, Inc.1$96,574
Revolear Corporation1$130,000
SATIN SOLUTIONS LLC1$117,200
Tek Leaders Inc1$102,000
Tekblu LLC1$84,094
Tesla, Inc.1$227,007
URPAN TECHNOLOGIES INC1$97,386
US TECH SOLUTIONS INC1$116,000
VEN SOLUTIONS LLC1$107,854

Related job titles

Manager, Software Engineering $175,086Software Engineering Applications $181,100Software Engineering SMTS $196,546Software Engineering Manager $226,332Software Development Engineering $186,142Director, Software Engineering $177,979Software Engineering Systems $177,154Associate, Software Engineering $132,000Software Engineering LMTS $233,150Software Engineering MTS $161,622

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