Senior Software Engineer at Optum
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Optum pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$121k Optum has filed 794 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $121k. Most of those filings fall between $112k and $130k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
794
Median base salary
$121k
Middle 50%
$112k to $130k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at Optum, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 77 | $126k |
| FY2025 | 163 | $124k |
| FY2024 | 160 | $120k |
| FY2023 | 176 | $119k |
| FY2022 | 167 | $120k |
| FY2019 | 7 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 33 | $104k |
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 | 113 | $118k |
| Raleigh, NC | 26 | $121k |
| Austin, TX | 21 | $118k |
| Frisco, TX | 19 | $125k |
| Basking Ridge, NJ | 18 | $124k |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | $145k |
| Washington, DC | 15 | $120k |
| Minnetonka, MN | 14 | $123k |
| Irving, TX | 12 | $128k |
| Plano, TX | 12 | $117k |
| Schaumburg, IL | 12 | $132k |
| Richardson, TX | 10 | $119k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $115k |
| Level II | 126 | $109k |
| Level III | 335 | $118k |
| Level IV | 152 | $131k |
Other roles Optum sponsors
Lead 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 40Director, Software Engineering 39Senior Data Analyst 38