Software Engineer I at X Corp.
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does X Corp. pay a Software Engineer I on an H-1B?
$136k X Corp. has filed 158 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 $136k. Most of those filings fall between $125k and $142k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
158
Median base salary
$136k
Middle 50%
$125k to $142k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer I at X Corp., by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $200k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $150k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $147k |
| FY2022 | 20 | $143k |
| FY2021 | 22 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 17 | $132k |
| FY2019 | 53 | $137k |
| FY2018 | 27 | $113k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $108k |
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 | 99 | $137k |
| New York, NY | 19 | $136k |
| Seattle, WA | 13 | $130k |
| San Jose, CA | 5 | $147k |
| Cambridge, MA | 5 | $108k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $168k |
| Boulder, CO | 3 | $120k |
| King, WA | 3 | $113k |
| New York, CA | 2 | $111k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $129k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $145k |
| Irving, TX | 1 | $125k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 3 | $70k |
| Level II | 143 | $136k |
| Level III | 7 | $143k |
| Level IV | 2 | $174k |