Job titles
Software Development Engineer - Applications H-1B salaries
Employers filed 386 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineer - Applications roles between Mar 2023 and Nov 2025. The median salary was $170,890.
Median salary offered $170,890
Middle half earn $153,200 to $188,925
Top 10% earn over $207,605
Certified filings 386
Every filing
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Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median Middle half
Apple Inc. 371 $171,080 $155,418 – $188,925 Claris International Inc. 7 $152,963 $144,422 – $172,348 Apple Payments Services LLC 3 $179,800 $176,933 – $186,160 Apple Processing LLC 3 $142,563 $133,582 – $147,274 Apptad Inc 2 $106,018 $104,614 – $107,422
Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Austin, TX 114 $153,200 $153,200 – $157,800 Sunnyvale, CA 108 $188,925 $175,742 – $207,600 Cupertino, CA 76 $188,500 $168,406 – $190,251 Seattle, WA 39 $182,312 $155,418 – $182,312 New York, NY 19 $143,100 $142,563 – $170,700 San Diego, CA 8 $171,080 $146,328 – $172,598 Elk Grove, CA 4 $163,342 $157,216 – $163,342 Pittsburgh, PA 3 $126,610 $120,355 – $131,405 Cary, NC 3 $151,986 $151,986 – $152,993 San Francisco, CA 2 $206,315 $206,315 – $206,315 Santa Clara, CA 2 $199,200 $193,468 – $204,931 Austin, Tx, TX 1 $153,200 $153,200 – $153,200 Liberty Hill, TX 1 $108,826 $108,826 – $108,826 Los Angeles, CA 1 $202,636 $202,636 – $202,636 Houston, TX 1 $103,210 $103,210 – $103,210 Dallas, TX 1 $139,464 $139,464 – $139,464 Culver City, CA 1 $149,136 $149,136 – $149,136 Lathrop, CA 1 $188,925 $188,925 – $188,925 Newtown Square, PA 1 $182,220 $182,220 – $182,220
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level II 7 $128,502 Level III 50 $140,000 Level IV 158 $169,229
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 75 $185,867 2024 306 $170,700 2025 5 $152,963