Software Senior Engineer at Dell
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dell pay a Software Senior Engineer on an H-1B?
$132k Dell has filed 599 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Senior Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $132k. Most of those filings fall between $115k and $151k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
599
Median base salary
$132k
Middle 50%
$115k to $151k
Filings and pay by year
Software Senior Engineer at Dell, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 28 | $176k |
| FY2025 | 55 | $156k |
| FY2024 | 54 | $146k |
| FY2023 | 70 | $142k |
| FY2022 | 99 | $139k |
| FY2021 | 77 | $126k |
| FY2020 | 66 | $115k |
| FY2019 | 71 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 52 | $105k |
| FY2017 | 27 | $103k |
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 | 112 | $118k |
| Round Rock, TX | 108 | $128k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 75 | $140k |
| Seattle, WA | 60 | $148k |
| Austin, TX | 49 | $131k |
| Research Triangle Park, NC | 14 | $146k |
| Richardson, TX | 11 | $120k |
| Durham, NC | 8 | $125k |
| Nashua, NH | 8 | $101k |
| Cambridge, MA | 6 | $108k |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5 | $155k |
| Louisville, CO | 5 | $106k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 18 | $99k |
| Level III | 408 | $138k |
| Level IV | 9 | $155k |
Other roles Dell sponsors
Software 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 84Software Engineer 1 68Principal Engineer, Service Delivery 65