H-1B Director, Software Engineering Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Director, Software Engineering is $173,188, across 1,300 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$173,188
Average wage
$187,336
90th percentile
$264,580
Certified LCAs
1,300
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $94,037
- 25th
- $147,346
- Median
- $173,188
- Average
- $187,336
- 90th
- $264,580
- Highest
- $402,486
Based on 1,299 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
91FY20
165FY21
201FY22
216FY23
231FY24
273FY25
123FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Director, Software Engineering
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. | 65 | $282,520 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 21 | $262,800 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | 39 | $227,802 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 79 | $219,531 |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | 15 | $165,000 |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 16 | $163,500 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 81 | $161,741 |
| Gartner, Inc. | 14 | $157,798 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 34 | $155,823 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 35 | $154,898 |
| MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. | 23 | $152,800 |
| BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 20 | $150,010 |
| Capital One Services, LLC | 78 | $142,615 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 244 | $139,922 |
| Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC | 22 | $126,651 |
Salaries by location
Durham, NC · $141,003San Francisco, CA · $260,000Westlake, TX · $139,464Sunnyvale, CA · $243,256Charlotte, NC · $155,688Atlanta, GA · $165,000New York, NY · $200,549Boston, MA · $155,593Bellevue, WA · $257,770Merrimack, NH · $150,197Richmond, VA · $144,976Santa Clara, CA · $244,163San Jose, CA · $266,926Bentonville, AR · $197,506Plano, TX · $139,464