Software Engineering Systems H-1B salaries

Employers filed 819 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineering Systems roles between Mar 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $177,154. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $177,154
Middle half earn: $152,963 to $205,132
Top 10% earn over: $226,158
Certified filings: 819

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Apple Inc.	813	$177,154	0%	$152,963 – $205,132
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	3	$127,000	−28%	$124,000 – $127,000
Apple Payments Services LLC	1	$132,267	−25%	$132,267 – $132,267
Apple Processing LLC	1	$160,805	−9%	$160,805 – $160,805
Meta Platforms, Inc	1	$175,000	−1%	$175,000 – $175,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Cupertino, CA	515	$181,100	$156,968 – $206,122
San Diego, CA	124	$157,581	$151,018 – $177,154
Sunnyvale, CA	68	$186,124	$159,701 – $206,452
Austin, TX	44	$157,800	$155,709 – $163,550
Seattle, WA	16	$210,251	$190,486 – $212,202
Santa Clara, CA	7	$205,132	$201,710 – $216,148
San Francisco, CA	6	$213,512	$209,228 – $213,512
Waltham, MA	6	$147,846	$147,846 – $147,846
Elk Grove, CA	4	$171,018	$168,164 – $175,014
New York, NY	4	$170,394	$158,558 – $187,986
Beaverton, OR	3	$135,200	$135,200 – $135,314
Culver City, CA	3	$171,600	$171,600 – $173,867
Cambridge, MA	3	$139,788	$134,044 – $143,817
Fuquay Varina, NC	2	$159,874	$158,561 – $161,187
Pflugerville, TX	2	$139,750	$135,925 – $143,575
Cary, NC	2	$143,478	$137,779 – $149,178
Andover, MA	2	$124,000	$122,500 – $125,500
Cupertino Ca, CA	1	$226,158	$226,158 – $226,158
Austin, Tx, TX	1	$163,550	$163,550 – $163,550
Los Angeles, CA	1	$201,300	$201,300 – $201,300

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	13	$149,365
Level II	29	$147,400
Level III	69	$152,027
Level IV	198	$196,377

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

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