Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$157k Microsoft has filed 2,679 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2024 at a median base salary of $157k. Most of those filings fall between $149k and $168k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,679
Median base salary
$157k
Middle 50%
$149k to $168k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 31 | $187k |
| FY2023 | 71 | $181k |
| FY2022 | 315 | $175k |
| FY2021 | 137 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 147 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 320 | $159k |
| FY2018 | 961 | $156k |
| FY2017 | 697 | $151k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 1,631 | $155k |
| Bellevue, WA | 519 | $154k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 101 | $175k |
| Mountain View, CA | 67 | $182k |
| Atlanta, GA | 48 | $149k |
| Issaquah, WA | 47 | $159k |
| New York, NY | 30 | $183k |
| San Francisco, CA | 24 | $181k |
| Austin, TX | 16 | $159k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 10 | $167k |
| Irving, TX | 9 | $149k |
| San Jose, CA | 9 | $180k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 10 | $127k |
| Level II | 120 | $144k |
| Level III | 2,349 | $158k |
| Level IV | 30 | $197k |