Software Dev Engineer II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 4,903 certified H-1B applications for Software Dev Engineer II roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $172,900. The typical offer was 21% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $172,900
Middle half earn: $160,250 to $185,200
Top 10% earn over: $194,400
Certified filings: 4,903

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Amazon.com Services LLC	3,431	$173,900	+1%	$162,200 – $185,300
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	816	$172,400	0%	$157,949 – $185,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	306	$168,700	−2%	$155,000 – $182,700
Amazon Data Services, Inc	145	$175,900	+2%	$163,400 – $189,200
Yahoo Holdings Inc.	113	$143,185	−17%	$127,878 – $153,411
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.	26	$192,200	+11%	$177,450 – $212,458
Amazon Advertising LLC	14	$189,300	+9%	$172,215 – $194,400
Zappos.com LLC	8	$166,300	−4%	$162,075 – $170,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	6	$202,900	+17%	$194,400 – $217,400
IMDb.com, Inc.	6	$161,850	−6%	$159,525 – $163,200
Pillpack LLC	5	$173,000	0%	$167,400 – $173,000
CSC Investments II, LLC	5	$144,200	−17%	$139,051 – $155,142
A9.com LLC	4	$190,000	+10%	$188,750 – $192,225
Edgio, Inc.	3	$158,275	−8%	$151,293 – $161,991
Woot Services LLC	2	$181,000	+5%	$180,500 – $181,500
Flexible Architecture and Simplified Technology, Inc.	2	$128,512	−26%	$127,562 – $129,462
Amazon Media Venture LLC	2	$178,300	+3%	$178,300 – $178,300
Aditi Consulting LLC	1	$128,502	−26%	$128,502 – $128,502
Capital Group Companies Global	1	$189,550	+10%	$189,550 – $189,550
INSPYR Solutions, LLC	1	$124,800	−28%	$124,800 – $124,800
Goodreads LLC	1	$202,600	+17%	$202,600 – $202,600
Elemental Technologies LLC	1	$210,000	+21%	$210,000 – $210,000
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	1	$154,400	−11%	$154,400 – $154,400
Populus Group LLC	1	$166,192	−4%	$166,192 – $166,192
Tekwissen LLC.	1	$128,502	−26%	$128,502 – $128,502
Woot.Com LLC	1	$180,000	+4%	$180,000 – $180,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Seattle, WA	2,331	$170,000	$158,700 – $180,000
Bellevue, WA	684	$170,550	$160,525 – $180,350
Austin, TX	363	$170,000	$155,000 – $179,550
New York, NY	238	$188,750	$174,531 – $200,700
Sunnyvale, CA	209	$193,100	$181,900 – $207,054
Santa Clara, CA	148	$190,322	$178,300 – $204,761
Arlington, VA	144	$164,800	$155,000 – $177,850
East Palo Alto, CA	76	$190,762	$181,900 – $211,075
Boston, MA	69	$164,800	$155,300 – $176,600
Palo Alto, CA	60	$195,563	$180,882 – $208,475
San Francisco, CA	54	$195,000	$181,900 – $208,900
Dallas, TX	50	$160,100	$154,550 – $174,488
Herndon, VA	50	$175,200	$164,245 – $182,775
Redmond, WA	38	$164,299	$155,000 – $183,525
Cupertino, CA	30	$204,000	$187,200 – $214,125
Irvine, CA	28	$167,750	$156,425 – $180,775
San Diego, CA	27	$167,400	$158,650 – $181,900
Mountain View, CA	26	$172,113	$143,241 – $193,550
Tempe, AZ	23	$175,000	$160,450 – $181,400
North Reading, MA	22	$165,380	$156,800 – $172,250

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	8	$140,795
Level II	3,593	$174,600
Level III	425	$176,000
Level IV	9	$149,781

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

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	6	$146,102
2024	54	$148,221
2025	2,091	$170,000
2026	2,752	$175,000