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Software Development Engineer at Microsoft

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Microsoft pay a Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?

$119k Microsoft has filed 67 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2022 at a median base salary of $119k. Most of those filings fall between $109k and $128k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
67
Median base salary
$119k
Middle 50%
$109k to $128k

Filings and pay by year

Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, by fiscal year

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Microsoft Software Development Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY20222$137k
FY20193$125k
FY201812$134k
FY201750$112k

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Redmond, WA42$116k
Bellevue, WA20$123k
Burlington, MA1$117k
Fargo, ND1$101k
Issaquah, WA1$135k
Mountain View, CA1$151k
Sunnyvale, CA1$124k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I4$125k
Level II62$118k
Level III1$134k

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