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Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering, H-1B salary

What 583 H-1B filings report for “Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering?

$88k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering, typically $72k to $101k, across 583 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $110k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$72k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$76k–$94k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$87,610
583 filings
Top (p90)
$101k
90th percentile
p10 $72k
median $88k
p90 $101k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California34$110k+$22k
  • 2Colorado82$89k+$1k
  • 3Pennsylvania347$87k−$1k
  • 4Texas25$85k−$3k
  • 5New Jersey38$77k−$11k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $88kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

657 filings carry “Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering” in the title, across 10 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Engineer 3 Software Development Engineering”; 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.