H-1B Software Dev Engineer I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Dev Engineer I is $129,000, across 2,160 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$129,000
Average wage
$132,573
90th percentile
$148,400
Certified LCAs
2,160
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $72,280
- 25th
- $129,000
- Median
- $129,000
- Average
- $132,573
- 90th
- $148,400
- Highest
- $185,000
Based on 2,160 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
44FY20
64FY21
65FY22
52FY23
22FY24
1,602FY25
311FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Dev Engineer I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| A9.com LLC | 3 | $148,400 |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $145,558 |
| Twitch Interactive, Inc. | 3 | $142,000 |
| Amazon Advertising LLC | 3 | $141,900 |
| Amazon Dev Center U.S. Inc. | 1 | $140,000 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | 6 | $138,700 |
| Pillpack LLC | 2 | $132,350 |
| Elemental Technologies LLC | 2 | $130,800 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 50 | $130,400 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 1,067 | $130,300 |
| OATH HOLDINGS, INC. | 85 | $130,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 648 | $129,000 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 203 | $129,000 |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 78 | $124,119 |
| IMDb.com, Inc. | 3 | $112,000 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $129,000Bellevue, WA · $129,000Austin, TX · $130,850Sunnyvale, CA · $148,400Arlington, VA · $129,000New York, NY · $141,900East Palo Alto, CA · $148,400Santa Clara, CA · $148,400Boston, MA · $129,000Redmond, WA · $129,000San Francisco, CA · $148,400Tempe, AZ · $129,000Dallas, TX · $129,000Jersey City, NJ · $141,900Mountain View, CA · $132,402