Software Engineer & Tester H-1B salaries

Employers filed 65 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer & Tester roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $94,000. The typical offer was 1% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $94,000
Middle half earn: $83,036 to $115,000
Top 10% earn over: $131,800
Certified filings: 65

Every filing

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Pay by employer


L&T Technology Services Limited	60	$94,500	+1%	$82,869 – $116,490
Itechstack, Inc.	2	$102,840	+9%	$102,840 – $102,840
Mankind America LLC	2	$77,694	−17%	$74,040 – $81,347
Quality Matrix Inc	1	$83,221	−11%	$83,221 – $83,221

Where these jobs are

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


Cupertino, CA	7	$135,650	$130,716 – $145,000
Raleigh, NC	6	$87,170	$83,112 – $92,500
Rockford, IL	5	$80,850	$80,850 – $80,850
Bellevue, WA	4	$120,960	$116,470 – $123,220
Hillsboro, OR	4	$79,789	$79,342 – $81,458
Irvine, CA	4	$104,500	$94,750 – $114,250
Houston, TX	3	$83,470	$82,284 – $84,235
Austin, TX	3	$86,320	$86,320 – $87,368
Palo Alto, CA	2	$102,840	$102,840 – $102,840
Peoria, IL	2	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Bloomington, IL	2	$77,694	$74,040 – $81,347
Philadelphia, PA	2	$123,000	$122,000 – $124,000
Edison, NJ	2	$103,418	$103,418 – $103,418
Cumming, GA	1	$83,533	$83,533 – $83,533
Chicago, IL	1	$113,000	$113,000 – $113,000
Chillicothe, IL	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Englewood, CO	1	$96,117	$96,117 – $96,117
Dallas, TX	1	$128,000	$128,000 – $128,000
Cuperino, CA	1	$128,000	$128,000 – $128,000
Allen Park, MI	1	$78,000	$78,000 – $78,000

By experience level


Level I	3	$102,840
Level II	53	$94,000
Level III	1	$85,000

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

By year


2023	3	$81,099
2024	29	$103,418
2025	28	$84,266
2026	5	$96,117