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Senior Software Engineer · San Diego, CA

Senior Software Engineer in San Diego, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 355 certified H-1B applications for Senior Software Engineer roles in San Diego, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $126,942, 14% below the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$126,942
Middle half earn
$121,597 to $152,027
Top 10% earn over
$171,424
Certified filings
355

Pay by employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.131$126,8800%$121,597 – $126,880
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.43$126,8800%$121,597 – $126,880
ServiceNow, Inc.33$152,027+20%$144,975 – $152,027
Intuit Inc.21$154,460+22%$152,027 – $157,581
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC15$172,100+36%$154,080 – $174,700
ResMed Digital Health Inc.7$160,000+26%$159,500 – $164,500
Brain Corporation7$133,565+5%$133,565 – $133,565
Xsense.Ai, Inc.5$180,200+42%$180,000 – $184,300
GoFundMe, Inc.5$192,780+52%$184,080 – $196,499
Illumina, Inc.4$152,027+20%$145,720 – $152,140
Costar Realty Information, Inc.4$171,321+35%$166,750 – $173,844
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.4$128,534+1%$125,559 – $130,187
Midland Credit Management, Inc3$130,187+3%$129,854 – $130,187
Tesla, Inc.3$166,022+31%$165,511 – $166,022
Solar Turbines Incorporated3$112,267−12%$112,267 – $112,267
IT & EBusiness Consulting Services, Inc.3$120,000−5%$115,000 – $123,440
Wag Labs, Inc.2$172,000+35%$172,000 – $172,000
Lytx, Inc.2$153,559+21%$150,338 – $156,780
Asml US, LP2$171,278+35%$164,429 – $178,126
Xsense America, Inc.2$173,500+37%$169,750 – $177,250
Stack AV Co2$232,000+83%$232,000 – $232,000
Optum Services, Inc.2$128,638+1%$127,759 – $129,516
Becton, Dickinson and Company1$130,000+2%$130,000 – $130,000
Awsome LLC1$100,000−21%$100,000 – $100,000
Alida Biosciences, Inc.1$155,000+22%$155,000 – $155,000
American Specialty Health Incorporated1$128,596+1%$128,596 – $128,596
ComplianceMetrix, Inc.1$135,750+7%$135,750 – $135,750
Codefied Inc1$150,000+18%$150,000 – $150,000
Cloudera, Inc.1$159,334+26%$159,334 – $159,334
Cartera Commerce Inc., a Rakuten company1$126,8800%$126,880 – $126,880

By experience level
Level I5$100,000$102,790
Level II190$126,880$130,190
Level III85$157,581$157,580
Level IV20$183,650$184,970

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Diego, CA.

By year
202323$133,370
2024163$126,880
2025130$126,880
202639$157,581

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23GoFundMe, Inc.$192,780IV
2026-06-17Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$130,187II
2026-06-04Brain Corporation$133,565–
2026-05-14Codefied Inc$150,000–
2026-05-14ServiceNow, Inc.$157,581III
2026-05-11Intuit Inc.$160,676–
2026-05-07ServiceNow, Inc.$157,581III
2026-05-05ComplianceMetrix, Inc.$135,750II
2026-04-29ServiceNow, Inc.$157,581III
2026-04-23Xsense America, Inc.$166,000II
2026-04-22ServiceNow, Inc.$157,581III
2026-04-20National Marrow Donor Program$128,000III
2026-04-17Xsense America, Inc.$181,000II
2026-04-16Asml US, LP$184,974IV
2026-04-06Helix, Inc.$157,581III
2026-04-05IT Spin Inc$130,500II
2026-04-03Brain Corporation$149,184–
2026-04-01Midland Credit Management, Inc$130,187II
2026-04-01Midland Credit Management, Inc$130,187II
2026-04-01ResMed Digital Health Inc.$159,000III
2026-03-30Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.$130,187II
2026-03-19Asml US, LP$157,581III
2026-03-19Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$130,187II
2026-03-06Intuit Inc.$160,289–
2026-03-03Brain Corporation$133,565–

The 25 most recent of 355. Every filing is on the San Diego, CA and Senior Software Engineer pages.

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