R&D Engineer Software H-1B salaries

Employers filed 407 certified H-1B applications for R&D Engineer Software roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $181,842.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
VMware LLC	234	$187,902	$170,108 – $221,593
CA, Inc.	107	$149,781	$143,491 – $170,158
Broadcom Corporation	36	$182,771	$175,113 – $210,068
Brocade Communications Systems	22	$187,165	$181,882 – $209,710
Avago Technologies US Inc.	5	$177,873	$110,490 – $177,965
LSI Corporation	3	$153,733	$146,933 – $153,952

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Palo Alto, CA	179	$211,774	$182,771 – $222,579
San Jose, CA	56	$187,165	$177,942 – $216,210
Burlington, MA	21	$172,744	$172,744 – $178,131
Lisle, IL	21	$145,255	$141,121 – $148,949
Plano, TX	19	$143,491	$135,682 – $149,781
Austin, TX	16	$163,550	$154,803 – $163,550
Durham, NC	14	$161,741	$146,719 – $164,234
Bellevue, WA	13	$190,486	$182,312 – $190,486
Draper, UT	7	$144,955	$103,080 – $144,976
Irvine, CA	6	$166,863	$142,212 – $176,134
Culver City, CA	5	$167,572	$136,490 – $176,134
Reston, VA	4	$170,300	$161,354 – $183,570
Princeton, NJ	3	$152,131	$152,131 – $168,566
San Diego, CA	3	$171,080	$149,325 – $174,117
Colorado Springs, CO	2	$153,952	$153,842 – $154,061
Pittsburgh, PA	2	$140,377	$140,188 – $140,566
Duluth, GA	2	$138,131	$137,130 – $139,132
Atlanta, GA	2	$149,760	$149,760 – $149,760
Troy, NY	2	$144,123	$137,363 – $150,883
Fort Collins, CO	2	$110,490	$110,490 – $110,490

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