Software Development Engineer at Fortinet
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Fortinet pay a Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$135k Fortinet has filed 207 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $135k. Most of those filings fall between $124k and $150k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
207
Median base salary
$135k
Middle 50%
$124k to $150k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer at Fortinet, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 16 | $145k |
| FY2025 | 36 | $151k |
| FY2024 | 26 | $138k |
| FY2023 | 37 | $142k |
| FY2022 | 24 | $132k |
| FY2021 | 20 | $121k |
| FY2020 | 19 | $121k |
| FY2019 | 9 | $120k |
| FY2018 | 7 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 13 | $106k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 165 | $135k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 16 | $152k |
| Concord, NH | 12 | $121k |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $106k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $134k |
| Issaquah, WA | 2 | $120k |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $97k |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $148k |
| Lake Stevens, WA | 1 | $149k |
| New York, NY | 1 | $152k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $131k |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $164k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | $97k |
| Level II | 79 | $130k |
| Level III | 27 | $146k |
| Level IV | 2 | $168k |
Other roles Fortinet sponsors
Technical Support Engineer 83Software Development QA Engineer 77Staff Software Development Engineer 69Principal Software Development Engineer 53Manager, Software Development 42Staff Software Development QA Engineer 41Technical Account Manager 41Software QA Engineer 29Systems Engineer 25Principal Software Development QA Engineer 25Senior Manager, Software Development 23Manager, Software Development QA 20