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Software Engineer I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 983 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer I roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $115,000.

Median salary offered
$115,000
Middle half earn
$88,000 to $128,836
Top 10% earn over
$141,824
Certified filings
983

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
United Services Automobile Association120$128,722$122,000 – $133,264
Wayfair LLC40$120,000$120,000 – $126,000
Pinterest, Inc.37$133,785$133,391 – $149,240
RELX, Inc.37$85,000$80,844 – $85,000
Penske Truck Leasing Co LP33$120,000$115,500 – $123,000
Rocket Limited Partnership30$85,000$85,000 – $88,000
Cummins Inc.28$86,050$77,386 – $96,023
Chewy, Inc.24$119,400$114,781 – $122,584
Axon Enterprise, Inc.21$125,000$108,150 – $142,000
Aurora Operations, Inc.18$128,230$120,994 – $143,598
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States15$127,600$120,100 – $135,650
The Trade Desk, Inc.15$128,502$125,521 – $137,259
Blue Yonder, Inc.14$82,812$80,601 – $83,961
Bentley Systems, Incorporated13$100,797$100,000 – $109,845
Prodapt North America, Inc.13$83,658$78,374 – $90,896
Affirm, Inc.12$131,124$130,000 – $132,922
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC10$133,300$124,975 – $143,055
Moloco, Inc.10$136,410$119,804 – $141,504
TORC Robotics, Inc.9$125,000$118,738 – $128,945
X Corp.9$175,000$150,000 – $175,000
Cohere Health, Inc.9$95,493$95,000 – $109,000
Nisum Technologies Inc.8$106,425$95,888 – $130,250
Samsara Inc.7$130,250$113,198 – $139,406
Akuna Capital, LLC7$120,000$120,000 – $125,000
Coalition Inc.7$120,000$119,250 – $127,150
Klaviyo, Inc.6$121,485$120,000 – $128,242
Intelligrated Systems, LLC6$79,390$77,931 – $80,464
TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.6$97,692$84,946 – $110,476
Green Action Studio6$70,000$70,000 – $85,110
Ellucian Company LLC6$80,954$72,838 – $82,836
F5, Inc.6$115,000$115,000 – $115,862
Digital Risk LLC5$77,251$77,251 – $77,251
Insurance Services Office, Inc5$100,000$98,800 – $100,000
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.5$73,590$73,590 – $82,056
Salesforce, Inc.5$169,613$155,736 – $189,346
Smartsheet Inc.5$125,000$113,443 – $126,000
Total System Services LLC5$77,151$74,797 – $77,151
Electronic Arts Inc.5$117,998$110,619 – $120,016
Intelligrated Services, LLC5$84,090$81,784 – $88,810
FIS Management Services, LLC4$94,499$78,998 – $110,000
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.4$78,420$75,000 – $81,840
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC4$75,000$75,000 – $75,281
Oscar Management Corporation4$144,284$142,692 – $145,000
Tower Research Capital LLC4$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Toast, Inc.4$115,268$114,950 – $115,586
Interactive Communications International, Inc.4$83,148$82,971 – $87,494
Precise Software Solutions, Inc.4$99,289$94,978 – $102,720
Bracebridge Capital, LLC4$116,250$111,250 – $121,250
Federal Express Corporation3$75,858$74,464 – $79,722
Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida Corporation3$97,594$91,647 – $98,647

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Boston, MA79$120,000$120,000 – $126,000
Plano, TX64$128,212$118,764 – $133,264
San Antonio, TX52$123,594$120,827 – $129,246
Seattle, WA51$126,087$115,500 – $137,259
San Francisco, CA43$133,900$133,391 – $150,000
Raleigh, NC35$85,000$80,844 – $85,000
Tampa, FL27$120,114$114,500 – $125,954
Bellevue, WA27$126,000$120,000 – $134,630
New York, NY26$150,000$125,575 – $159,525
Columbus, IN23$84,094$76,606 – $92,841
Chicago, IL19$120,000$95,665 – $120,000
Atlanta, GA19$100,000$82,971 – $124,500
Mountain View, CA19$130,000$123,354 – $147,000
Austin, TX16$90,355$85,384 – $118,875
Detroit, MI13$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
Pittsburgh, PA13$110,635$85,000 – $115,000
Jersey City, NJ12$103,860$97,850 – $126,075
Irving, TX12$90,448$83,584 – $93,780
Palo Alto, CA11$158,718$149,682 – $166,466
San Diego, CA11$122,200$104,147 – $122,600

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I474$99,213
Level II250$120,000
Level III137$128,649
Level IV8$137,963

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202331$115,000
2024347$110,000
2025338$120,000
2026267$113,800