Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Senior Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$166k Microsoft has filed 229 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2023 at a median base salary of $166k. Most of those filings fall between $157k and $175k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
229
Median base salary
$166k
Middle 50%
$157k to $175k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | $190k |
| FY2022 | 57 | $170k |
| FY2021 | 43 | $167k |
| FY2020 | 59 | $162k |
| FY2019 | 25 | $163k |
| FY2018 | 20 | $159k |
| FY2017 | 18 | $146k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 126 | $163k |
| Bellevue, WA | 53 | $160k |
| Mountain View, CA | 17 | $185k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 14 | $179k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $170k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $154k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $160k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $179k |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $158k |
| Aurora, CO | 1 | $170k |
| Acton, MA | 1 | $150k |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $190k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $131k |
| Level II | 11 | $140k |
| Level III | 212 | $167k |