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Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

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

What does Microsoft pay a Software Engineering Manager on an H-1B?

$194k Microsoft has filed 440 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineering Manager with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2023 at a median base salary of $194k. Most of those filings fall between $180k and $209k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
440
Median base salary
$194k
Middle 50%
$180k to $209k

Filings and pay by year

Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
Microsoft Software Engineering Manager H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY202320$222k
FY2022159$199k
FY202195$195k
FY2020107$191k
FY201957$186k
FY20181$160k
FY20171$195k

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Redmond, WA269$195k
Bellevue, WA89$192k
Atlanta, GA20$180k
Issaquah, WA13$194k
Mountain View, CA11$235k
Sunnyvale, CA10$221k
San Francisco, CA5$213k
Burlington, MA3$163k
Charlotte, NC3$185k
Santa Clara, CA3$240k
Austin, TX2$213k
Cambridge, MA2$157k

Prevailing-wage level

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

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I7$120k
Level II9$133k
Level III109$172k
Level IV315$201k

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