H-1B Senior Systems Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Systems Software Engineer is $155,736, across 127 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$155,736
Average wage
$160,865
90th percentile
$205,539
Certified LCAs
127
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $79,227
- 25th
- $130,000
- Median
- $155,736
- Average
- $160,865
- 90th
- $205,539
- Highest
- $300,000
Based on 127 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Systems Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Mellanox Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $205,200 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 23 | $188,000 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 54 | $176,179 |
| CSATS Inc. | 1 | $170,000 |
| DTEX Systems, Inc. | 3 | $160,000 |
| MAV FARM, INC. | 3 | $150,000 |
| Noah Medical Corporation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company | 19 | $128,512 |
| BLACKBERRY CORPORATION | 2 | $125,618 |
| FPM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $110,000 |
| Aptiv Corporation | 2 | $109,000 |
| SYNMETA LLC | 2 | $101,067 |
| TT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $100,900 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 5 | $87,592 |
| Qualitrol Company LLC | 1 | $79,227 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $202,027Franklin, WI · $129,500Sunnyvale, CA · $187,741Santa Clara, CA · $188,000Pittsburgh, PA · $87,592Roseville, CA · $143,790Austin, TX · $140,232Durham, NC · $134,462Los Angeles, CA · $150,000Seattle, WA · $189,234Folsom, CA · $224,000Ft. Collins, CO · $150,530Uniondale, NY · $101,067Troy, MI · $109,000Mountain View, CA · $125,618