H-1B Software Development Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Engineer is $140,000, across 9,969 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$140,000
Average wage
$145,386
90th percentile
$200,000
Certified LCAs
9,969
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $115,000
- Median
- $140,000
- Average
- $145,386
- 90th
- $200,000
- Highest
- $2,220,000
Based on 9,959 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
1,427FY20
1,573FY21
1,872FY22
1,399FY23
1,608FY24
1,485FY25
605FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Development Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 2,377 | $180,000 |
| Adobe Inc. | 1,913 | $164,026 |
| Workday, Inc. | 152 | $145,429 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 142 | $145,356 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 61 | $141,362 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 234 | $140,920 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 340 | $140,000 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 169 | $136,157 |
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. | 114 | $130,894 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 1,042 | $127,338 |
| MICHAELS STORES INC. | 86 | $118,500 |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | 87 | $115,000 |
| Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. | 143 | $114,000 |
| Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. | 96 | $105,642 |
| MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 62 | $94,997 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $140,920Cupertino, CA · $185,156San Jose, CA · $168,000Austin, TX · $127,504Sunnyvale, CA · $157,477San Francisco, CA · $155,704Fremont, CA · $138,000Chicago, IL · $102,690Santa Clara, CA · $160,500Redlands, CA · $111,862San Diego, CA · $135,303Irving, TX · $111,925New York, NY · $143,250Lehi, UT · $118,456Redmond, WA · $128,502