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Software Development Engineer III H-1B salaries

Employers filed 2,505 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineer III roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $198,600.

Median salary offered
$198,600
Middle half earn
$173,600 to $216,100
Top 10% earn over
$234,062
Certified filings
2,505

Every filing

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Amazon.com Services LLC1,713$200,000$179,600 – $217,360
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.325$199,320$178,400 – $219,857
Amazon Web Services, Inc.196$195,600$168,100 – $213,609
Amazon Data Services, Inc47$199,534$168,115 – $218,800
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.31$210,000$193,300 – $236,031
Audible, Inc.29$184,900$184,900 – $189,592
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.19$145,000$140,000 – $150,000
Amazon Advertising LLC18$179,655$156,765 – $207,690
Egencia LLC13$155,418$149,240 – $163,862
Twitch Interactive, Inc.13$198,000$193,300 – $204,600
F5, Inc.9$165,422$156,555 – $180,710
A9.com LLC7$216,300$214,300 – $230,100
LivePerson, Inc.6$167,715$156,376 – $176,361
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC6$200,000$169,872 – $212,100
NetScout Systems, Inc.5$101,192$101,192 – $112,986
Premera Blue Cross5$129,656$128,502 – $149,248
Capital Group Companies Global5$250,000$250,000 – $257,891
Fuelcomm Inc4$216,500$215,000 – $218,000
Workday, Inc.4$161,637$160,129 – $166,646
Amazon Payments, Inc.3$163,862$159,640 – $172,286
Generac Power Systems3$132,500$132,500 – $139,383
Wyze Labs, Inc.2$178,282$175,766 – $180,799
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center2$132,902$129,943 – $135,860
Science Solutions LLC2$233,075$230,538 – $235,612
Commerce Fabric, Inc.2$203,900$203,900 – $203,900
Elemental Technologies LLC2$216,798$208,166 – $225,430
Zappos.com LLC2$240,000$240,000 – $240,000
Pyramid Technology Solutions, Inc2$128,564$122,865 – $134,264
Burger King Company LLC1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Amgen Inc.1$146,085$146,085 – $146,085
Best Computer Systems, LLC (d/b/a BestRx)1$137,060$137,060 – $137,060
Amazon Studios, LLC1$178,000$178,000 – $178,000
Addgene, Inc.1$123,599$123,599 – $123,599
Clearwater Analytics, LLC1$128,024$128,024 – $128,024
Discovery Communications, LLC1$134,330$134,330 – $134,330
Last Brand, Inc1$200,000$200,000 – $200,000
InMobi, Inc.1$166,538$166,538 – $166,538
iSoftStone, Inc.1$139,000$139,000 – $139,000
ID.me, Inc.1$139,050$139,050 – $139,050
Goodreads LLC1$238,800$238,800 – $238,800
Hearst Autos, Inc.1$229,654$229,654 – $229,654
Grey Orange Incorporated1$226,138$226,138 – $226,138
Productiv, Inc.1$173,000$173,000 – $173,000
PRN IT Corp1$101,358$101,358 – $101,358
Motor Trend Group, LLC1$177,029$177,029 – $177,029
Overhaul Group, Inc.1$143,811$143,811 – $143,811
Mapbox, Inc.1$260,000$260,000 – $260,000
ShipBob, Inc.1$159,733$159,733 – $159,733
Republic Finance, LLC1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Rategain Adara Inc.1$169,694$169,694 – $169,694

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Seattle, WA908$196,015$170,051 – $211,500
Bellevue, WA246$193,765$178,020 – $207,700
Sunnyvale, CA236$220,360$199,970 – $235,102
Austin, TX147$178,500$169,005 – $207,445
New York, NY142$197,150$160,805 – $228,360
Santa Clara, CA116$229,900$211,940 – $238,778
East Palo Alto, CA91$226,138$198,000 – $243,900
Palo Alto, CA56$226,138$199,884 – $235,396
Cupertino, CA49$226,138$199,534 – $238,770
Arlington, VA43$168,100$168,100 – $195,650
Boston, MA42$179,466$169,148 – $207,102
San Francisco, CA42$210,195$198,000 – $237,155
Redmond, WA35$182,400$163,862 – $205,000
Dallas, TX32$176,900$173,600 – $199,672
Herndon, VA25$176,600$168,100 – $212,100
Irvine, CA24$172,600$151,549 – $194,150
San Diego, CA23$183,400$176,800 – $203,447
Newark, NJ22$185,958$184,900 – $202,198
Tempe, AZ18$182,400$178,020 – $183,075
Culver City, CA11$172,600$157,612 – $184,558

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I5$135,700
Level II45$149,248
Level III2,117$198,000
Level IV113$213,589

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023273$198,900
20241,185$199,534
2025609$195,800
2026438$202,150