Software Engineer at Cisco
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Cisco pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$129k Cisco has filed 1,860 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $129k. Most of those filings fall between $114k and $145k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,860
Median base salary
$129k
Middle 50%
$114k to $145k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Cisco, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 220 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 151 | $131k |
| FY2024 | 155 | $129k |
| FY2023 | 199 | $132k |
| FY2022 | 387 | $122k |
| FY2021 | 216 | $134k |
| FY2020 | 199 | $122k |
| FY2019 | 99 | $120k |
| FY2018 | 122 | $123k |
| FY2017 | 112 | $114k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 462 | $138k |
| San Francisco, CA | 166 | $142k |
| Research Triangle Park, NC | 119 | $109k |
| Milpitas, CA | 106 | $153k |
| Austin, TX | 91 | $115k |
| Richardson, TX | 86 | $111k |
| Seattle, WA | 61 | $132k |
| Boxborough, MA | 57 | $115k |
| Fulton, MD | 50 | $116k |
| Fremont, CA | 36 | $142k |
| Morrisville, NC | 33 | $123k |
| Atlanta, GA | 29 | $122k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 29 | $103k |
| Level II | 666 | $119k |
| Level III | 564 | $134k |
| Level IV | 92 | $132k |
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