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Application Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 205 H-1B filings report for “Application Software Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Application Software Engineer?

$90k median H-1B base salary for an Application Software Engineer, typically $78k to $184k, across 205 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $200k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$78k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$83k–$115k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$90,000
205 filings
Top (p90)
$184k
90th percentile
p10 $78k
median $90k
p90 $184k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York27$200k+$110k
  • 2California26$121k+$31k
  • 3Missouri62$85k−$5k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Application Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Application Software Engineer roles are Citadel, Vastika, and Neocis, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Application Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

See more employers that sponsor Application Software Engineer

Related titles in this family

667 filings carry “Application Software Engineer” in the title, across 81 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Application Software Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.