H-1B Software Dev Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Dev Engineer is $133,900, across 129 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$133,900
Average wage
$135,436
90th percentile
$158,744
Certified LCAs
129
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $81,474
- 25th
- $119,798
- Median
- $133,900
- Average
- $135,436
- 90th
- $158,744
- Highest
- $291,200
Based on 129 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
29FY20
41FY21
34FY22
8FY23
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Top H-1B sponsors for Software Dev Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Populus Group LLC | 1 | $291,200 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 1 | $154,353 |
| EDGIO, INC. | 1 | $153,220 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 3 | $148,350 |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 2 | $147,366 |
| OATH HOLDINGS, INC. | 101 | $138,223 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 6 | $129,000 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 1 | $129,000 |
| Swoon Group, LLC | 1 | $124,800 |
| EXPEDIA, INC. | 1 | $122,533 |
| TEC INTUITION INC | 1 | $116,000 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 2 | $108,183 |
| SonicWall, Inc. | 3 | $105,000 |
| BOT TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 2 | $100,048 |
Salaries by location
Sunnyvale, CA · $144,470Seattle, WA · $129,000San Jose, CA · $152,314Dulles, VA · $96,717Champaign, IL · $137,382Baltimore, MD · $95,638Mountain View, CA · $169,731Santa Clara, CA · $126,412Los Angeles, CA · $152,275Bellevue, WA · $129,000Milpitas, CA · $105,000New York, NY · $105,978Richardson, TX · $135,000Waltham, MA · $100,027San Francisco, CA · $119,798