Sr. Software Engineer at Sony
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Sony pay a Sr. Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$170k Sony has filed 52 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr. Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $170k. Most of those filings fall between $149k and $178k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
52
Median base salary
$170k
Middle 50%
$149k to $178k
Filings and pay by year
Sr. Software Engineer at Sony, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 4 | $177k |
| FY2025 | 15 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $172k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $170k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $154k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $142k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $151k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $139k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $149k |
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 | 25 | $175k |
| San Diego, CA | 16 | $171k |
| San Mateo, CA | 4 | $149k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $172k |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 1 | $172k |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $156k |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $158k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $104k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 3 | $138k |
| Level III | 41 | $172k |
| Level IV | 8 | $154k |
Other roles Sony sponsors
Software Engineer II 205Senior Software Engineer 155Software Engineer I 67Staff Software Engineer 56Software 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