H-1BSalary Explorer

Employers

Workday, Inc. H-1B salaries

Workday, Inc. filed 962 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $154,586 a year. The typical offer was 1% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$154,586
Middle half earn
$130,200 to $172,931
Top 10% earn over
$202,112
Certified filings
962

Every filing

Loading filings…

Pay by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Software Development Engineer155$146,058−3%$124,000 – $155,605
Senior Software Development Engineer126$160,000+8%$153,600 – $173,642
Sr Associate Software Development Engineer53$109,283–$105,227 – $128,951
Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)36$176,000–$165,900 – $176,000
Principal Software Development Engineer29$206,315−3%$188,000 – $212,202
Manager, Software Development & Engineering18$179,836+20%$170,400 – $187,564
Sr Information Systems Software Application Engineer17$155,605–$147,368 – $190,000
Product Manager15$131,144−18%$130,500 – $135,208
Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering15$217,776+13%$200,952 – $253,364
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)15$125,900+34%$122,150 – $150,979
Sr Software Application Engineer15$160,000–$153,150 – $172,931
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer13$156,200+8%$156,000 – $160,410
Software Application Engineer13$147,368+19%$118,400 – $155,605
Senior Machine Learning Engineer13$177,800−5%$171,600 – $184,800
Senior Product Manager12$157,600−5%$157,600 – $157,600
Sr Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)11$155,605–$150,946 – $161,637
Cybersecurity Engineer11$130,200+15%$126,000 – $133,205
Sr Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)10$156,202+11%$149,427 – $161,637
Principal, Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)9$206,800–$206,800 – $217,700
Senior Automation Engineer8$133,752+11%$123,469 – $155,974
Principal Machine Learning Engineer8$228,000+6%$204,800 – $228,600
Machine Learning Engineer8$151,250−11%$142,350 – $160,830
Software Development Engineer II7$112,000−33%$102,877 – $121,550
GTM Associate II7$74,000–$74,000 – $82,139
Senior Business Systems Analyst6$134,222+8%$132,311 – $145,324
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer5$134,000+17%$117,800 – $160,139
Senior Data Engineer5$179,982+31%$160,200 – $197,995
Senior Cloud Engineer5$160,000+25%$153,600 – $206,315
Information Systems Software Application Engineer5$147,368–$143,526 – $148,322
Business Systems Analyst5$128,398+27%$116,646 – $128,398
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)5$147,368+48%$117,400 – $148,322
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test5$156,800+15%$134,000 – $188,956
Quality Assurance Engineer4$106,470+17%$94,354 – $117,800
Principal, Information Systems Software Application Engineer4$191,508–$173,925 – $208,114
Software Development Engineer III4$161,637−19%$160,129 – $166,646
Software Application Engineer II4$105,227–$104,640 – $106,241
Software Development Engineer - Devops4$142,314–$137,259 – $149,427
Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer4$141,684–$134,999 – $150,526
Senior Principal Software Development Engineer4$233,2000%$232,000 – $241,928
Software Development Engineer in Test4$110,732+8%$108,866 – $121,406
UX Designer4$134,584+11%$127,413 – $143,088
Cloud Engineer4$132,229+28%$118,400 – $146,505
Engagement Manager3$138,200−8%$127,850 – $138,853
Senior Associate Data Engineer3$133,952+5%$133,952 – $133,952
Sr Software Development Engineer - DevOps3$172,931–$164,268 – $174,466
Software Engineer Distributed Systems3$155,6050%$151,486 – $168,640
Senior Associate - Salesforce Developer3$128,951–$122,008 – $130,048
Automation Engineer3$127,878+35%$114,774 – $131,678
Data Scientist3$135,533+14%$131,966 – $136,966
Machine Learning Engineer - DevOps3$187,574–$171,437 – $187,574

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Pleasanton, CA512$160,000$147,368 – $187,533
Atlanta, GA179$124,000$111,400 – $142,400
Boulder, CO59$146,058$133,204 – $153,600
Santa Clara, CA30$174,466$159,710 – $184,662
New York, NY25$136,000$99,600 – $160,805
Beaverton, OR19$127,878$115,350 – $136,980
Seattle, WA18$184,200$152,956 – $212,202
Boston, MA17$145,100$124,300 – $149,500
Mason, OH12$103,400$94,354 – $113,825
Frisco, TX11$142,000$130,468 – $148,950
Mclean, VA9$151,200$126,000 – $156,200
San Francisco, CA8$176,000$175,233 – $184,425
San Mateo, CA7$176,000$153,684 – $180,331
New York City, NY5$74,000$74,000 – $82,139
Salt Lake City, UT4$159,110$146,464 – $167,800
San Jose, CA4$160,888$147,309 – $179,582
Mountain House, CA3$206,315$181,407 – $209,914
Reston, VA3$156,200$143,200 – $156,200
Ballwin, MO2$145,960$137,189 – $154,730
San Diego, CA2$228,758$228,758 – $228,758

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202348$147,368
2024433$148,000
2025281$159,710
2026200$156,200

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I16$106,400
Level II698$148,664
Level III36$162,064
Level IV125$206,315

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

Employers hiring for the same jobs