H-1B Software Engineer 2 Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer 2 is $120,000, across 2,674 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$120,000
Average wage
$117,121
90th percentile
$141,075
Certified LCAs
2,674
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $58,926
- 25th
- $100,000
- Median
- $120,000
- Average
- $117,121
- 90th
- $141,075
- Highest
- $951,901
Based on 2,673 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
574FY20
427FY21
464FY22
371FY23
376FY24
363FY25
99FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineer 2
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | 19 | $145,500 |
| eBay Inc. | 413 | $130,894 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 569 | $125,271 |
| EMC CORPORATION | 194 | $118,669 |
| Dell Products L.P. | 52 | $117,936 |
| Asurion, LLC | 65 | $116,982 |
| PayPal Data Services, Inc. | 44 | $107,920 |
| Humana Inc. | 30 | $105,000 |
| ASML US, LP | 24 | $103,293 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 667 | $101,754 |
| Boomi LP | 22 | $99,804 |
| Bill Me Later, Inc. | 34 | $98,755 |
| SNAP INC. | 27 | $93,891 |
| Garmin International Inc. | 39 | $93,700 |
| IQVIA Inc. | 33 | $87,000 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $131,830Austin, TX · $111,465Chicago, IL · $108,000Hopkinton, MA · $102,420Seattle, WA · $132,299San Francisco, CA · $138,000Atlanta, GA · $111,762Bellevue, WA · $132,706New York, NY · $130,000Nashville, TN · $120,000Scottsdale, AZ · $101,970Olathe, KS · $91,000Santa Clara, CA · $128,960Sterling, VA · $120,000Round Rock, TX · $115,000