Software Engineer at W.W. Grainger
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does W.W. Grainger pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$132k W.W. Grainger has filed 189 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 $132k. Most of those filings fall between $120k and $147k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
189
Median base salary
$132k
Middle 50%
$120k to $147k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at W.W. Grainger, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 18 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 25 | $133k |
| FY2024 | 31 | $142k |
| FY2023 | 23 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 22 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 22 | $136k |
| FY2020 | 35 | $122k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $125k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $103k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest, IL | 178 | $133k |
| Chicago, IL | 5 | $130k |
| Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $175k |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $115k |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $135k |
| Lincolnshire, IL | 1 | $115k |
| Naperville, IL | 1 | $115k |
| Nesconset, NY | 1 | $118k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 3 | $93k |
| Level II | 112 | $125k |
| Level III | 39 | $143k |
| Level IV | 33 | $154k |
Other roles W.W. Grainger sponsors
Data Engineer 56Senior Data Scientist 30Infrastructure Engineer 27Data Scientist 24Senior Software Engineer 20Business Systems Analyst 19Quality Engineer 19Software Engineer III 14Software Engineer IV 14Applied Machine Learning Scientist 14Senior Applied Machine Learning Scientist 14Pricing Analyst 13