Engineer Software Engineering, H-1B salary
What 261 H-1B filings report for “Engineer Software Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer Software Engineering?
$97k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer Software Engineering, typically $74k to $121k, across 261 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $120k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California21$120k+$23k
- 2Virginia69$110k+$13k
- 3Ohio98$98k+$1k
- 4Iowa26$73k−$24k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $97kfor 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 Software Engineering?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineer Software Engineering roles are Cardinal Health, Verisign, Collins Aerospace, Mastercard, and Medallia, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineer Software Engineering filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cardinal Health104 filings$98k
- 2Verisign62 filings$106k
- 3Collins Aerospace37 filings$76k
- 4Mastercard12 filings$83k
- 5Medallia9 filings$132k
- 6MAXIMUS7 filings$115k
- 7Becton Dickinson6 filings$75k
- 8Doosan4 filings$84k
- 9XPO3 filings$90k
- 10Castlight Health2 filings$126k
- 11HyAxiom2 filings$82k
- 12Sephora2 filings$133k
- 13Slalom2 filings$88k
- 14Coyote Logistics1 filings$123k
- 15Garmin1 filings$91k
- 16GlobalFoundries1 filings$60k
- 17MatrixCare1 filings$115k
- 18NLX Holding1 filings$84k
- 19Otis Elevator Company1 filings$85k
- 20Resmed1 filings$120k
- 21Saviynt1 filings$101k
- 22Walter Kidde Portable Equipment1 filings$71k
Related titles in this family
1,378 filings carry “Engineer Software Engineering” in the title, across 55 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Engineer, Software Engineering521 filings$108k
- 2Principal Engineer, Software Engineering177 filings$127k
- 3Sr. Engineer, Software Engineering140 filings$110k
- 4Staff Engineer, Software Engineering71 filings$123k
- 5Lead Engineer, Software Engineering44 filings$126k
- 6Associate Engineer, Software Engineering27 filings$64k
- 7Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering26 filings$133k
- 8Software Development Engineer (Software Engineering Advisor)23 filings$110k
- 9Senior Software Engineer - Software Engineering11 filings$129k
- 10Engineer - Software Engineering Applications6 filings$141k
- 11IT Lead Engineer - Software Engineering5 filings$129k
- 12IT Software Engineer (Software Engineering Lead Analyst)5 filings$75k
Figures are for the exact title “Engineer Software 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.