Software Development Engineer at Workday
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Workday pay a Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$129k Workday has filed 219 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development 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 $118k and $155k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
219
Median base salary
$129k
Middle 50%
$118k to $155k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer at Workday, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 38 | $146k |
| FY2025 | 48 | $156k |
| FY2024 | 70 | $129k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $125k |
| FY2020 | 8 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 22 | $117k |
| FY2018 | 18 | $109k |
| FY2017 | 13 | $113k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton, CA | 101 | $147k |
| Atlanta, GA | 51 | $118k |
| Boulder, CO | 17 | $142k |
| San Mateo, CA | 17 | $121k |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $124k |
| Beaverton, OR | 6 | $118k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 6 | $171k |
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | $115k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $115k |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $149k |
| Milpitas, CA | 1 | $188k |
| New York, NY | 1 | $136k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | $106k |
| Level II | 190 | $124k |
| Level III | 5 | $131k |
| Level IV | 3 | $150k |
Other roles Workday sponsors
Sr Software Development Engineer 148Senior Software Development Engineer 68Software Application Engineer 60Sr Associate Software Development Engineer 54Senior Software Application Engineer 41Principal, Software Development Engineer 40Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems) 39Manager, Software Development Engineering 36Sr Software Application Engineer 27Product Manager 23Automation Engineer 19Sr Manager, Software Development Engineering 18