H-1B Software Applications Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Applications Engineer is $101,754, across 247 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$101,754
Average wage
$107,625
90th percentile
$141,378
Certified LCAs
247
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $61,027
- 25th
- $93,246
- Median
- $101,754
- Average
- $107,625
- 90th
- $141,378
- Highest
- $202,000
Based on 247 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Software Applications Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| FORTINET, INC. | 3 | $157,477 |
| ZL Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $150,250 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 10 | $132,500 |
| HP Inc. | 46 | $119,933 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 16 | $118,960 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 86 | $101,227 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 7 | $97,251 |
| Charles Schwab and Company, Inc. | 3 | $94,016 |
| LER TechForce, LLC | 4 | $92,500 |
| DELOS COMPUTERS CORPORATION | 7 | $90,000 |
| Informetric Systems, Inc. | 5 | $90,000 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 6 | $86,580 |
| VERIDIC SOLUTIONS, LLC | 3 | $86,000 |
| EFICENS SYSTEMS LLC | 5 | $84,000 |
| CLOUD SOURCE, INC. | 9 | $68,515 |
Salaries by location
San Diego, CA · $101,109Santa Clara, CA · $118,960Austin, TX · $109,075Spring, TX · $141,315Sandy Springs, GA · $90,000Fremont, CA · $130,000St Louis, MO · $84,000San Jose, CA · $114,760Raleigh, NC · $82,000Sunnyvale, CA · $148,236Auburn Hills, MI · $80,149New Providence, NJ · $87,500Vancouver, WA · $113,630Columbus, IN · $92,500Alpharetta, GA · $86,000