H-1B Software Engineer 1 Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer 1 is $96,000, across 256 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$96,000
Average wage
$98,238
90th percentile
$125,000
Certified LCAs
256
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $59,426
- 25th
- $82,652
- Median
- $96,000
- Average
- $98,238
- 90th
- $125,000
- Highest
- $225,000
Based on 256 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineer 1
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Typical Set, LLC | 4 | $130,000 |
| eBay Inc. | 9 | $118,000 |
| DIRECTV, LLC | 5 | $110,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 16 | $109,038 |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | 25 | $104,489 |
| Humana Inc. | 4 | $102,149 |
| EMC Corporation | 18 | $100,148 |
| Bill Me Later, Inc. | 6 | $92,360 |
| Dell Products L.P. | 9 | $91,485 |
| Arcules Inc. | 4 | $88,878 |
| Boomi, Inc. | 9 | $87,485 |
| N2N SERVICES, INC. | 4 | $79,500 |
| IQVIA Inc. | 4 | $76,943 |
| SNAP INC. | 4 | $76,190 |
| Garmin International Inc. | 6 | $68,026 |
Salaries by location
Austin, TX · $96,000San Jose, CA · $120,000New York, NY · $119,000Round Rock, TX · $100,541Chesterbrook, PA · $87,485Seattle, WA · $101,000Hopkinton, MA · $103,641San Francisco, CA · $120,000Irvine, CA · $92,591Campbell, CA · $104,700Fairview, OR · $83,000Timonium, MD · $81,540Duluth, GA · $75,000El Segundo, CA · $110,000San Diego, CA · $79,186