H-1B Senior Backend Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Backend Software Engineer is $163,200, across 149 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$163,200
Average wage
$165,473
90th percentile
$257,880
Certified LCAs
149
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $76,523
- 25th
- $83,000
- Median
- $163,200
- Average
- $165,473
- 90th
- $257,880
- Highest
- $435,023
Based on 149 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Backend Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| ByteDance Inc. | 8 | $304,000 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 4 | $282,257 |
| Roblox Corporation | 4 | $244,360 |
| TikTok Inc. | 13 | $237,000 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | $203,400 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 12 | $191,050 |
| MNTN, Inc. | 3 | $190,000 |
| Highspot, Inc. | 2 | $185,500 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 3 | $170,234 |
| Lessen Inc. | 2 | $165,000 |
| Atlassian, Inc. | 13 | $157,250 |
| Viome Life Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $155,106 |
| ClearBlade, Inc. | 5 | $135,000 |
| DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 3 | $79,955 |
| 3D TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 8 | $76,523 |
Salaries by location
Mountain View, CA · $184,371Brighton, MA · $79,955Bellevue, WA · $237,000Boston, MA · $76,523San Francisco, CA · $186,050New York, NY · $170,000San Jose, CA · $290,000Seattle, WA · $176,000San Mateo, CA · $238,520Austin, TX · $135,000Charlotte, NC · $165,000Oakland, CA · $160,000Dallas, TX · $167,442Dublin, OH · $83,000Frisco, TX · $192,500