Software Engineer at ServiceNow
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does ServiceNow pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$129k ServiceNow has filed 422 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $129k. Most of those filings fall between $109k and $131k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
422
Median base salary
$129k
Middle 50%
$109k to $131k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at ServiceNow, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 48 | $144k |
| FY2025 | 74 | $133k |
| FY2024 | 97 | $130k |
| FY2023 | 76 | $129k |
| FY2022 | 31 | $101k |
| FY2021 | 37 | $101k |
| FY2020 | 14 | $109k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $109k |
| FY2018 | 15 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $102k |
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 | 224 | $130k |
| San Diego, CA | 86 | $111k |
| Kirkland, WA | 31 | $129k |
| Chicago, IL | 10 | $91k |
| San Francisco, CA | 8 | $122k |
| Addison, TX | 5 | $106k |
| Waltham, MA | 5 | $100k |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $92k |
| Boston, MA | 3 | $108k |
| Mountain View, CA | 3 | $188k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $133k |
| Gainesville, FL | 2 | $71k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | $102k |
| Level II | 210 | $111k |
| Level III | 1 | $132k |
| Level IV | 1 | $125k |
Other roles ServiceNow sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 521Staff Software Engineer 312Senior Software Quality Engineer 119Senior Technical Support Engineer 111Technical Support Engineer 107Associate Software Engineer 92Software Quality Engineer 86Senior Software QA Engineer 76Senior Staff Software Engineer 65Senior Inbound Product Manager 58Staff Software QA Engineer 50Staff Software Quality Engineer 46