H-1B Senior Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Engineer is $135,000, across 53,110 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$135,000
Average wage
$143,080
90th percentile
$190,486
Certified LCAs
53,110
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $45,864
- 25th
- $116,150
- Median
- $135,000
- Average
- $143,080
- 90th
- $190,486
- Highest
- $2,400,000
Based on 53,069 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
7,659FY20
8,156FY21
10,606FY22
7,929FY23
7,603FY24
8,205FY25
2,952FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Snowflake Inc. | 374 | $200,000 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 745 | $186,200 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 694 | $170,000 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 445 | $152,027 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 4,043 | $150,762 |
| Intuit Inc. | 876 | $145,725 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | 996 | $142,563 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 583 | $134,347 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 774 | $130,000 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 464 | $129,400 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 692 | $121,222 |
| EPAM Systems Inc. | 609 | $120,000 |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 473 | $111,342 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 459 | $111,322 |
| Capital One Services, LLC | 375 | $95,909 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $180,000New York, NY · $151,819Sunnyvale, CA · $159,556Bentonville, AR · $124,149Mountain View, CA · $167,149San Jose, CA · $173,624Charlotte, NC · $129,368Seattle, WA · $177,625Irving, TX · $124,550Austin, TX · $132,267San Diego, CA · $121,597Boston, MA · $140,000Chicago, IL · $124,549Santa Clara, CA · $155,965Bellevue, WA · $180,000