Software Engineer 1 at Dell
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dell pay a Software Engineer 1 on an H-1B?
$102k Dell has filed 68 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer 1 with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $102k. Most of those filings fall between $84k and $107k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
68
Median base salary
$102k
Middle 50%
$84k to $107k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer 1 at Dell, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $118k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $113k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $104k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $101k |
| FY2022 | 8 | $90k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $84k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $83k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $83k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $81k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $76k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton, MA | 17 | $84k |
| Round Rock, TX | 15 | $104k |
| Austin, TX | 12 | $84k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $111k |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $107k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $103k |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $96k |
| Arlington, TX | 1 | $104k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $107k |
| Cary, NC | 1 | $77k |
| Centennial, CO | 1 | $105k |
| Dublin, OH | 1 | $100k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 62 | $102k |
| Level II | 5 | $100k |
Other roles Dell sponsors
Software Senior Engineer 599Software Principal Engineer 577Principal Software Engineer - IT 525Software Engineer 2 475Software Senior Principal Engineer 268Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT 232Senior Software Engineer - IT 178Senior Advisor, Product Management 136Consultant, Product Management 104Senior Advisor, Product Marketing 95Consultant, Product Management - IT 84Principal Engineer, Service Delivery 65