Software Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Cisco pay a Software Engineering Technical Leader on an H-1B?
$181k Cisco has filed 230 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineering Technical Leader with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $181k. Most of those filings fall between $154k and $206k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
230
Median base salary
$181k
Middle 50%
$154k to $206k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 95 | $211k |
| FY2025 | 50 | $164k |
| FY2024 | 57 | $154k |
| FY2023 | 14 | $166k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $167k |
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 | 48 | $198k |
| Milpitas, CA | 42 | $214k |
| San Francisco, CA | 21 | $188k |
| Research Triangle Park, NC | 14 | $153k |
| Seattle, WA | 11 | $181k |
| Mountain House, CA | 10 | $154k |
| Richardson, TX | 10 | $145k |
| Tracy, CA | 10 | $146k |
| Boxborough, MA | 8 | $159k |
| Austin, TX | 7 | $140k |
| Morrisville, NC | 7 | $136k |
| Fulton, MD | 5 | $154k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $187k |
| Level III | 128 | $154k |
| Level IV | 27 | $185k |