Director, Software Engineering at Optum
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Optum pay a Director, Software Engineering on an H-1B?
$159k Optum has filed 39 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Director, Software Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $159k. Most of those filings fall between $151k and $171k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
39
Median base salary
$159k
Middle 50%
$151k to $171k
Filings and pay by year
Director, Software Engineering at Optum, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 4 | $169k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $149k |
| FY2024 | 16 | $163k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $149k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $170k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Prairie, MN | 5 | $149k |
| Middletown, DE | 4 | $163k |
| Raleigh, NC | 4 | $171k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $147k |
| Frisco, TX | 2 | $159k |
| Hartford, CT | 2 | $149k |
| Plymouth, MN | 2 | $149k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $186k |
| Union City, CA | 2 | $180k |
| Ashburn, VA | 1 | $152k |
| Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $155k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $200k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 13 | $163k |
| Level III | 7 | $154k |
| Level IV | 19 | $163k |
Other roles Optum sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 794Lead Software Engineer 281Software Engineer 244Senior Data Engineer 116Senior Manager, Software Engineering 99Sr. Software Engineer 76Senior Quality Engineer 72Principal Engineer, TLCP 66Quality Engineer 54Principal Data Engineering 44Data Engineer 40Senior Data Analyst 38