H-1B Sr. Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Sr. Software Engineer is $131,726, across 12,178 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$131,726
Average wage
$137,057
90th percentile
$185,000
Certified LCAs
12,178
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $110,000
- Median
- $131,726
- Average
- $137,057
- 90th
- $185,000
- Highest
- $2,340,000
Based on 12,169 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
1,709FY20
1,723FY21
2,318FY22
1,707FY23
1,836FY24
1,890FY25
995FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Sr. Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 301 | $208,100 |
| Databricks, Inc. | 92 | $190,000 |
| Twitter, Inc. | 133 | $187,620 |
| Docusign, Inc. | 218 | $185,000 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 112 | $182,686 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 228 | $165,000 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 1,613 | $156,672 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 110 | $139,464 |
| Home Depot Management Company, LLC | 216 | $135,000 |
| ROBERT BOSCH LLC | 173 | $130,472 |
| HOME DEPOT PRODUCT AUTHORITY, LLC | 122 | $122,825 |
| HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC | 149 | $111,176 |
| HIGH QUARTILE, LLC | 84 | $105,500 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 117 | $105,101 |
| Scepter Technologies, Inc | 105 | $99,008 |
Salaries by location
Sunnyvale, CA · $157,477San Francisco, CA · $179,983San Jose, CA · $170,000New York, NY · $144,726Seattle, WA · $180,710Austin, TX · $126,000Mountain View, CA · $147,534Atlanta, GA · $123,120Irving, TX · $115,000Palo Alto, CA · $185,000Dallas, TX · $134,992Chicago, IL · $123,000Plano, TX · $112,923Bellevue, WA · $160,500Frisco, TX · $106,080