H-1B Senior Software Development Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Development Engineer is $145,000, across 2,199 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$145,000
Average wage
$146,055
90th percentile
$189,634
Certified LCAs
2,199
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $63,170
- 25th
- $124,574
- Median
- $145,000
- Average
- $146,055
- 90th
- $189,634
- Highest
- $271,795
Based on 2,195 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
334FY20
372FY21
424FY22
306FY23
283FY24
348FY25
132FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Software Development Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Zillow, Inc. | 144 | $185,548 |
| Adobe Inc. | 23 | $184,080 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 165 | $168,000 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 191 | $163,550 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 274 | $156,750 |
| Workday, Inc. | 23 | $144,040 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 46 | $140,304 |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 55 | $135,000 |
| CVS Pharmacy Inc. | 37 | $135,000 |
| United Parcel Service General Services, Co. | 96 | $134,577 |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | 46 | $130,000 |
| MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 30 | $122,819 |
| MetLife Group, Inc. | 55 | $104,673 |
| Brillio, LLC | 45 | $99,000 |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 125 | $90,600 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $180,710Fremont, CA · $154,882O'Fallon, MO · $90,600Bellevue, WA · $168,541Austin, TX · $139,482Redmond, WA · $166,967Palo Alto, CA · $162,672Parsippany, NJ · $140,100San Jose, CA · $170,000Atlanta, GA · $140,000San Francisco, CA · $169,562Sunnyvale, CA · $169,705New York, NY · $122,221Chicago, IL · $129,292Cary, NC · $111,550