Engineer II Software, H-1B salary
What 300 H-1B filings report for “Engineer II Software” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer II Software?
$94k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer II Software, typically $74k to $125k, across 300 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $114k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California82$114k+$20k
- 2Texas22$93k−$1k
- 3Colorado74$91k−$3k
- 4Michigan30$84k−$10k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $94kfor 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 Engineer II Software?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineer II Software roles are Dish, Intercontinental Exchange, Thermo Fisher Scientific, ZF Group, and Live Nation, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineer II Software filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Dish82 filings$90k
- 2Intercontinental Exchange41 filings$126k
- 3Thermo Fisher Scientific29 filings$90k
- 4ZF Group25 filings$84k
- 5Live Nation24 filings$96k
- 6Omnicell10 filings$105k
- 7ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital10 filings$71k
- 8Bose8 filings$97k
- 9Microchip Technology7 filings$80k
- 10ST Engineering iDirect7 filings$100k
- 11CalAmp6 filings$110k
- 12Welch Allyn5 filings$82k
- 13Benefitfocus4 filings$100k
- 14Big Fish Games3 filings$106k
- 15Masimo3 filings$84k
- 16Mutual of Omaha3 filings$112k
- 17Boston Scientific2 filings$111k
- 18ConMed2 filings$88k
- 19F52 filings$142k
- 20Molecular Probes, Inc2 filings$62k
- 21McKinsey2 filings$143k
- 22Pacific Biosciences of California2 filings$125k
- 23Shure2 filings$90k
- 24Aker Solutions2 filings$105k
- 25BCS Automotive Interface Solutions2 filings$80k
- 26Becton Dickinson2 filings$73k
- 27Smiths Medical ASD2 filings$81k
- 28BODi1 filings$131k
- 29Cray1 filings$90k
- 30Crown Castle1 filings$108k
- 31Fei Company1 filings$90k
- 32Hughes Network Systems1 filings$106k
- 33Meso Scale Diagnostics1 filings$111k
- 34Pico Digital, Inc.1 filings$88k
- 35Tarana Wireless1 filings$130k
- 36TriNet1 filings$110k
- 37The Toro Company1 filings$81k
- 38Voya1 filings$96k
Related titles in this family
755 filings carry “Engineer II Software” in the title, across 64 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Engineer II, Software Engineering170 filings$90k
- 2Principal Engineer II - Software34 filings$152k
- 3Senior Engineer II Software31 filings$137k
- 4Engineer II, Software Analysis Engineering30 filings$125k
- 5Engineer II - Software Test28 filings$75k
- 6Engineer II, Software Development20 filings$90k
- 7Engineer II, Software Process Engineering20 filings$140k
- 8Engineer II, Software Developer12 filings$105k
- 9Engineer II, Software Quality7 filings$75k
- 10Staff Engineer II, Software6 filings$164k
- 11Engineer II, Software (15-1199.01)5 filings$95k
- 12Engineer II, Software Engineer4 filings$92k
Figures are for the exact title “Engineer II Software”; 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.