H-1B Senior Software Applications Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Applications Engineer is $119,500, across 221 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$119,500
Average wage
$124,102
90th percentile
$141,378
Certified LCAs
221
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $90,397
- 25th
- $101,109
- Median
- $119,500
- Average
- $124,102
- 90th
- $141,378
- Highest
- $1,212,000
Based on 221 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Software Applications Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| IT Objects LLC | 2 | $216,000 |
| DSP Concepts, Inc. | 2 | $161,335 |
| OATH HOLDINGS, INC. | 2 | $160,898 |
| TESLA, INC. | 23 | $141,000 |
| Sevatec LLC | 4 | $140,012 |
| Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. | 2 | $140,000 |
| LIGHTHOUSE MTG, LLC | 1 | $131,000 |
| Charles Schwab and Company, Inc. | 2 | $127,500 |
| Extreme Networks, Inc. | 2 | $127,028 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 16 | $123,888 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 5 | $114,736 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $111,342 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 116 | $111,322 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 30 | $101,109 |
| LER TechForce, LLC | 6 | $101,016 |
Salaries by location
San Diego, CA · $105,919Santa Clara, CA · $126,734Fremont, CA · $141,000San Jose, CA · $121,493Austin, TX · $132,500Raleigh, NC · $105,000Sunnyvale, CA · $151,138Bellevue, WA · $119,350Milpitas, CA · $120,578Irvine, CA · $99,632Palo Alto, CA · $139,001Auburn Hills, MI · $101,000Celebration, FL · $216,000Salt Lake City, UT · $130,000Redmond, WA · $116,018