H-1B Backend Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Backend Software Engineer is $155,500, across 380 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$155,500
Average wage
$160,480
90th percentile
$222,217
Certified LCAs
380
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $130,000
- Median
- $155,500
- Average
- $160,480
- 90th
- $222,217
- Highest
- $313,600
Based on 380 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
48FY20
43FY21
41FY22
63FY23
62FY24
79FY25
44FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Backend Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok Inc. | 66 | $193,800 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 19 | $187,741 |
| Confluent, Inc. | 4 | $168,500 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 17 | $167,297 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 77 | $163,000 |
| Turing Video | 9 | $160,000 |
| Next Insurance, Inc. | 4 | $152,500 |
| Atlassian, Inc. | 24 | $144,500 |
| Fancycom Inc. | 5 | $135,000 |
| SUMO LOGIC, INC. | 4 | $130,000 |
| Finfare, Inc. | 4 | $127,500 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 5 | $125,008 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 4 | $102,750 |
| MX Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $102,500 |
| Egan-Jones Ratings Company | 4 | $89,950 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $188,680Bellevue, WA · $185,000Mountain View, CA · $153,000San Francisco, CA · $181,272San Mateo, CA · $158,063Culver City, CA · $171,000Austin, TX · $108,826Irvine, CA · $135,000Redwood City, CA · $135,000New York, NY · $103,750Palo Alto, CA · $160,000Sunnyvale, CA · $120,000Jersey City, NJ · $160,480Santa Clara, CA · $124,699Seattle, WA · $162,000