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Software Development Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 4,157 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $150,000.

Median salary offered
$150,000
Middle half earn
$124,000 to $180,003
Top 10% earn over
$210,000
Certified filings
4,157

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Adobe Inc.1,140$181,420$156,000 – $210,000
Apple Inc.505$182,312$157,800 – $205,132
Expedia, Inc.423$132,267$118,913 – $150,886
Tesla, Inc.182$166,600$150,000 – $185,262
Workday, Inc.155$146,058$124,000 – $155,605
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC95$115,000$106,368 – $125,000
Fortinet, Inc.78$146,091$135,000 – $164,716
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.72$124,800$115,440 – $135,720
Zoom Communications, Inc.66$153,301$149,041 – $165,360
Autodesk, Inc.57$152,880$131,887 – $168,991
Nokia of America Corporation46$152,861$130,000 – $196,826
Relevantz Technology Services, Inc.43$92,000$85,000 – $99,000
Zillow, Inc.41$149,240$137,259 – $165,123
People Tech Group, Inc34$128,502$128,502 – $128,502
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)33$131,581$115,000 – $138,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.33$121,201$108,826 – $125,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.33$116,650$109,231 – $122,000
Amazon.com Services LLC30$171,000$142,850 – $175,000
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.29$140,649$135,283 – $150,762
Remitly, Inc.29$154,639$143,404 – $164,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.27$139,840$123,178 – $160,591
Caremark LLC25$121,500$112,817 – $126,625
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.21$116,938$103,500 – $138,370
Philips North America LLC21$122,970$122,970 – $131,082
GoDaddy.com, LLC21$110,635$101,608 – $132,081
Travelscape LLC18$79,248$77,709 – $79,248
Cirquetech Group Inc.16$127,338$127,338 – $128,502
Auger Inc.15$215,000$180,000 – $227,500
Altimetrik Corp.15$101,192$97,386 – $111,426
Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.14$138,184$123,770 – $148,980
Salient Global Technologies CORP14$98,228$82,566 – $111,942
Delta Air Lines, Inc.13$125,000$122,000 – $130,000
Clearwater Analytics, LLC13$130,707$112,445 – $131,997
Meta Platforms, Inc12$183,694$172,802 – $205,012
Hitachi Vantara LLC11$120,536$118,816 – $135,866
LiveRamp, Inc.11$118,000$112,000 – $145,000
Mitchell International Inc.10$98,686$91,582 – $124,107
FIS Management Services, LLC10$137,259$128,600 – $137,259
Xilinx, Inc.10$138,375$132,000 – $140,375
Micron Technology, Inc.9$100,027$99,000 – $101,340
Brillio, LLC9$80,000$79,000 – $94,500
Hitachi Digital Services LLC9$112,923$112,923 – $120,328
SmarTek21 LLC9$158,550$145,000 – $165,000
Leverage Technologies Inc9$92,400$77,106 – $94,390
ByteDance Inc.8$199,000$192,750 – $231,750
Couloir Technology Group, Inc8$128,502$128,502 – $128,502
1Finity Americas, Inc.7$156,998$139,557 – $158,054
Sonos, Inc.7$114,900$106,086 – $126,624
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.7$181,560$176,666 – $205,208
INRIX, Inc.7$140,500$126,000 – $147,250

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
San Jose, CA860$184,630$155,295 – $211,362
Seattle, WA540$153,000$137,259 – $170,000
Austin, TX295$132,267$110,631 – $153,200
Cupertino, CA273$196,852$172,800 – $209,347
Sunnyvale, CA138$170,700$147,219 – $203,687
San Francisco, CA137$171,000$155,605 – $193,690
Fremont, CA117$163,125$147,368 – $181,500
Lehi, UT84$144,000$115,500 – $160,500
Redlands, CA80$127,129$119,730 – $135,900
Atlanta, GA78$118,400$118,400 – $128,800
Redmond, WA71$128,502$128,502 – $128,502
Bellevue, WA70$141,470$126,626 – $180,000
Pleasanton, CA68$155,605$147,368 – $161,637
New York, NY64$149,084$128,298 – $179,982
Chicago, IL57$123,614$106,558 – $127,754
Dallas, TX55$116,979$102,346 – $136,670
Santa Clara, CA50$152,181$135,283 – $176,858
Palo Alto, CA45$180,000$160,000 – $210,000
Cambridge, MA33$122,970$122,970 – $135,304
Alpharetta, GA31$88,500$86,430 – $106,562

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I579$107,458
Level II1,446$131,082
Level III472$155,418
Level IV454$189,900

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023318$160,500
20241,548$151,576
20251,355$146,307
2026936$149,365