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Sr Software Application Engineer at Workday

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Workday pay a Sr Software Application Engineer on an H-1B?

$147k Workday has filed 27 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr Software Application Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $147k. Most of those filings fall between $138k and $160k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
27
Median base salary
$147k
Middle 50%
$138k to $160k

Filings and pay by year

Sr Software Application Engineer at Workday, by fiscal year

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Workday Sr Software Application Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$199k
FY20258$166k
FY20245$155k
FY20231$160k
FY20211$134k
FY202011$138k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Pleasanton, CA25$147k
Atlanta, GA2$138k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II21$147k
Level III3$144k
Level IV1$214k

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