H-1B Software Design Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Design Engineer is $102,167, across 145 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$102,167
Average wage
$109,647
90th percentile
$144,091
Certified LCAs
145
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $61,532
- 25th
- $92,102
- Median
- $102,167
- Average
- $109,647
- 90th
- $144,091
- Highest
- $228,800
Based on 145 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
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28FY21
28FY22
17FY23
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Top H-1B sponsors for Software Design Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal Technologies, Inc. | 13 | $148,013 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 | $145,900 |
| Biblioso Corporation | 3 | $133,598 |
| Runway AI, Inc. | 3 | $130,000 |
| CloudIQ Technologies Inc. | 4 | $125,000 |
| Casco Products Corporation | 4 | $120,000 |
| C2S Technologies Inc | 4 | $107,328 |
| ADISYS CORPORATION | 4 | $105,800 |
| TEKTRONIX, INC. | 4 | $103,304 |
| TELEDYNE LECROY, INC. | 4 | $98,577 |
| PACTERA TECHNOLOGIES NA, INC. | 5 | $96,914 |
| Expandtree, Inc. | 4 | $96,314 |
| Pactera Technologies Inc. | 10 | $95,340 |
| Owl Autonomous Imaging, Inc. | 3 | $92,500 |
| University of Utah | 14 | $78,448 |
Salaries by location
Redmond, WA · $101,546Salt Lake City, UT · $75,466Bellevue, WA · $133,598Novi, MI · $108,583Beaverton, OR · $103,304Chestnut Ridge, NY · $98,577Seattle, WA · $140,120Fairport, NY · $92,500Brooklyn, NY · $130,000Troy, MI · $125,000San Jose, CA · $104,500Snoqualmie, WA · $127,338Nashville, TN · $95,000Irving, TX · $120,310San Diego, CA · $118,196