Staff Software Development Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 555 certified H-1B applications for Staff Software Development Engineer roles between May 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $175,167.

Median salary offered: $175,167
Middle half earn: $154,212 to $196,745
Top 10% earn over: $219,813
Certified filings: 555

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Tesla, Inc.	121	$205,630	$192,400 – $222,040
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	112	$179,672	$160,289 – $187,960
Aetna Resources LLC	63	$159,088	$139,314 – $174,862
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC	61	$150,000	$145,000 – $170,000
Zscaler, Inc.	48	$175,000	$169,320 – $199,999
Caremark LLC	41	$150,972	$143,222 – $159,097
Fortinet, Inc.	32	$172,784	$168,000 – $235,546
ProCare Pharmacy LLC	15	$149,990	$148,200 – $154,411
FIS Management Services, LLC	8	$189,100	$176,140 – $189,100
Coupang Global LLC	5	$190,486	$190,486 – $190,486
IQVIA Inc.	5	$152,960	$129,553 – $152,960
Nokia of America Corporation	4	$157,005	$156,973 – $162,754
Dexcom, Inc.	4	$172,500	$167,000 – $177,494
ID.me, Inc.	4	$264,514	$254,925 – $264,514
Musarubra US, LLC	4	$127,486	$118,750 – $138,950
LiveRamp, Inc.	3	$207,000	$195,000 – $210,500
Infinera Corporation	3	$181,792	$161,028 – $181,792
Fastly, Inc.	3	$215,197	$199,930 – $217,598
MCG Health, LLC.	2	$191,050	$188,075 – $194,025
Logik.io Inc.	2	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Aetna International LLC	1	$125,345	$125,345 – $125,345
Calm.com, Inc.	1	$230,000	$230,000 – $230,000
Harmonic Inc.	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Cerebras Systems Inc.	1	$235,000	$235,000 – $235,000
Experian Information Solutions Inc.	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000
Complete Solar, Inc.	1	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Dataquad Inc	1	$98,000	$98,000 – $98,000
Oak Street Health MSO LLC	1	$166,439	$166,439 – $166,439
Medidata Solutions, Inc.	1	$160,038	$160,038 – $160,038
IQVIA RDS Inc.	1	$168,041	$168,041 – $168,041
Remitly, Inc.	1	$225,000	$225,000 – $225,000
Signify Health LLC	1	$170,000	$170,000 – $170,000
ShortTok, Inc.	1	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000
SunPower Corporation, Systems	1	$120,000	$120,000 – $120,000
Viavi Solutions, Inc.	1	$157,248	$157,248 – $157,248

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Fremont, CA	67	$210,000	$193,523 – $223,836
San Jose, CA	46	$175,000	$169,682 – $195,000
Richardson, TX	43	$165,000	$150,252 – $182,010
Hartford, CT	29	$135,000	$133,900 – $148,500
Buffalo Grove, IL	25	$160,444	$152,409 – $182,261
Woonsocket, RI	24	$164,564	$147,526 – $173,596
Sunnyvale, CA	23	$170,000	$165,000 – $232,031
Austin, TX	18	$194,055	$179,892 – $200,799
Santa Clara, CA	13	$188,000	$170,000 – $245,000
Frisco, TX	11	$161,560	$148,948 – $164,947
Seattle, WA	11	$190,486	$189,465 – $193,743
Scottsdale, AZ	11	$168,000	$145,764 – $178,458
Bellevue, WA	9	$189,830	$189,100 – $232,810
Cary, NC	8	$145,000	$143,976 – $174,622
Alpharetta, GA	8	$179,884	$171,122 – $196,824
Monroeville, PA	7	$148,215	$148,200 – $151,134
Georgetown, TX	5	$153,816	$149,673 – $163,000
San Diego, CA	5	$184,974	$180,000 – $228,900
San Francisco, CA	4	$210,500	$201,000 – $214,299
Mckinney, TX	4	$167,500	$157,493 – $179,112

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	1	$98,000
Level II	34	$155,000
Level III	131	$147,673
Level IV	268	$183,596

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	15	$193,106
2024	157	$178,500
2025	261	$175,923
2026	122	$170,000