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Software Development Engineering H-1B salaries
Employers filed 1,052 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineering roles between Feb 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $186,142.
Median salary offered $186,142
Middle half earn $163,550 to $212,202
Top 10% earn over $226,158
Certified filings 1,052
Every filing
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Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median Middle half
Apple Inc. 1,048 $186,142 $163,550 – $212,202 AC Wellness Network LLC 2 $209,988 $205,215 – $214,762 Fiserv Solutions, LLC 1 $152,017 $152,017 – $152,017 Pioneer Consulting Services LLC 1 $112,923 $112,923 – $112,923
Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Cupertino, CA 562 $199,107 $175,240 – $219,536 Seattle, WA 171 $190,486 $166,600 – $208,886 Sunnyvale, CA 98 $186,006 $153,688 – $215,865 Austin, TX 77 $157,800 $132,267 – $163,550 Santa Clara, CA 44 $186,762 $176,384 – $207,392 San Diego, CA 39 $157,581 $152,027 – $184,974 San Francisco, CA 22 $190,657 $176,016 – $207,800 New York, NY 15 $179,982 $165,900 – $189,592 Beaverton, OR 5 $165,922 $158,309 – $177,861 Cambridge, MA 3 $178,131 $158,960 – $182,566 West Lake Hills, TX 3 $139,152 $135,710 – $151,351 Culver City, CA 2 $187,214 $182,122 – $192,307 Waltham, MA 2 $132,100 $132,100 – $132,100 Denver, CO 2 $188,850 $187,925 – $189,775 Elk Grove, CA 2 $179,880 $176,749 – $183,011 Campbell, CA 1 $191,441 $191,441 – $191,441 Orlando, FL 1 $144,500 $144,500 – $144,500 Cary, NC 1 $157,248 $157,248 – $157,248 Covington, WA 1 $190,486 $190,486 – $190,486 Richardson, TX 1 $112,923 $112,923 – $112,923
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level I 15 $149,365 Level II 54 $149,240 Level III 93 $154,877 Level IV 302 $212,202
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 2024 118 $190,486 2025 631 $190,486 2026 303 $184,974