Software Engineer 2 at Dell
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dell pay a Software Engineer 2 on an H-1B?
$110k Dell has filed 475 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer 2 with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $110k. Most of those filings fall between $95k and $125k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
475
Median base salary
$110k
Middle 50%
$95k to $125k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer 2 at Dell, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 22 | $142k |
| FY2025 | 51 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 38 | $126k |
| FY2023 | 43 | $128k |
| FY2022 | 54 | $115k |
| FY2021 | 35 | $104k |
| FY2020 | 67 | $100k |
| FY2019 | 76 | $96k |
| FY2018 | 61 | $94k |
| FY2017 | 28 | $92k |
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 | 132 | $96k |
| Seattle, WA | 73 | $119k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 65 | $122k |
| Austin, TX | 50 | $116k |
| Round Rock, TX | 43 | $109k |
| Research Triangle Park, NC | 19 | $107k |
| Durham, NC | 10 | $95k |
| Louisville, CO | 7 | $97k |
| Irvine, CA | 6 | $124k |
| Plymouth, MN | 6 | $89k |
| Richardson, TX | 6 | $113k |
| Cambridge, MA | 5 | $96k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $84k |
| Level II | 358 | $115k |
| Level III | 9 | $123k |
| Level IV | 1 | $132k |
Other roles Dell sponsors
Software Senior Engineer 599Software Principal Engineer 577Principal Software Engineer - IT 525Software 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 84Software Engineer 1 68Principal Engineer, Service Delivery 65