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
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 433 | $184k |
| FY2025 | 39 | $184k |
| FY2024 | 59 | $180k |
| FY2023 | 43 | $169k |
| FY2022 | 10 | $161k |
| FY2021 | 13 | $172k |
| FY2020 | 9 | $184k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $148k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $142k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $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
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 333 | $195k |
| Redmond, WA | 29 | $184k |
| Seattle, WA | 24 | $186k |
| Austin, TX | 23 | $180k |
| New York, NY | 13 | $190k |
| San Diego, CA | 7 | $185k |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $197k |
| Durham, NC | 5 | $180k |
| Houston, TX | 5 | $150k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $173k |
| Conroe, TX | 4 | $221k |
| Falls Church, VA | 4 | $161k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 4 | $174k |
| Level III | 47 | $161k |
| Level IV | 279 | $184k |