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Engineer Senior Systems Software at Nvidia

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

What does Nvidia pay a Engineer Senior Systems Software on an H-1B?

$181k Nvidia has filed 613 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Engineer Senior Systems Software with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $181k. Most of those filings fall between $173k and $205k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
613
Median base salary
$181k
Middle 50%
$173k to $205k

Filings and pay by year

Engineer Senior Systems Software at Nvidia, by fiscal year

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Nvidia Engineer Senior Systems Software H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)433$184k
FY202539$184k
FY202459$180k
FY202343$169k
FY202210$161k
FY202113$172k
FY20209$184k
FY20194$148k
FY20182$142k
FY20171$103k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Santa Clara, CA333$195k
Redmond, WA29$184k
Seattle, WA24$186k
Austin, TX23$180k
New York, NY13$190k
San Diego, CA7$185k
Bellevue, WA6$197k
Durham, NC5$180k
Houston, TX5$150k
Los Angeles, CA5$173k
Conroe, TX4$221k
Falls Church, VA4$161k

Prevailing-wage level

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

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II4$174k
Level III47$161k
Level IV279$184k

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