H-1B Specialist, Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Specialist, Software Engineer is $119,569, across 85 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$119,569
Average wage
$121,820
90th percentile
$149,415
Certified LCAs
85
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $81,494
- 25th
- $110,000
- Median
- $119,569
- Average
- $121,820
- 90th
- $149,415
- Highest
- $172,000
Based on 85 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Specialist, Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Mastek Inc. | 1 | $170,000 |
| STERIS Corporation | 2 | $165,500 |
| Vanderlande Industries Inc | 1 | $158,000 |
| Amgen Inc. | 20 | $145,025 |
| Hitachi Vantara LLC | 1 | $135,000 |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company | 4 | $116,610 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 2 | $112,812 |
| Nationwide Insurance | 45 | $111,000 |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 1 | $110,510 |
| Astute LLC | 1 | $103,272 |
| DIRECTV, LLC | 2 | $99,967 |
| Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited | 4 | $88,182 |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 1 | $85,960 |
Salaries by location
Columbus, OH · $110,000Tampa, FL · $135,000Scottsdale, AZ · $108,000El Segundo, CA · $99,967Richmond, CA · $165,500Phoenix, AZ · $110,567Plano, TX · $120,000Des Moines, IA · $112,750Coppell, TX · $125,000Lewis Center, OH · $113,000Powell, OH · $116,878Delaware, OH · $116,000Thousand Oaks, CA · $142,836Cherry Hill, NJ · $146,772Marietta, GA · $158,000