Software Engineer I at Sony
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Sony pay a Software Engineer I on an H-1B?
$110k Sony has filed 67 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $110k. Most of those filings fall between $100k and $120k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
67
Median base salary
$110k
Middle 50%
$100k to $120k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer I at Sony, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 8 | $133k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $119k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $110k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 5 | $119k |
| FY2020 | 12 | $113k |
| FY2019 | 9 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 6 | $101k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $100k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 29 | $110k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 16 | $100k |
| San Diego, CA | 13 | $100k |
| San Mateo, CA | 5 | $125k |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 3 | $100k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $124k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 25 | $120k |
| Level II | 38 | $104k |
| Level IV | 1 | $100k |
Other roles Sony sponsors
Software Engineer II 205Senior Software Engineer 155Staff Software Engineer 56Sr. Software Engineer 52Software Engineer 45Cloud Operations Engineer 20Data Scientist 19Software Development Engineer in Test II 18Senior Site Reliability Engineer 17Senior Software Development Engineer in Test 17Manager, Software Engineering 15Senior Business Analyst 13