Senior Developer, H-1B salary
What 5,584 H-1B filings report for “Senior Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Developer?
$115k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Developer, typically $81k to $153k, across 5,584 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $139k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,087$139k+$24k
- 2Washington207$136k+$21k
- 3New Jersey285$125k+$10k
- 4Maryland111$125k+$10k
- 5Massachusetts160$120k+$5k
- 6Virginia196$120k+$5k
- 7District of Columbia20$119k+$4k
- 8New York444$118k+$3k
- 9Georgia332$116k+$1k
- 10North Carolina125$114k−$1k
- 11Texas710$114k−$1k
- 12Arizona102$110k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor 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 a Senior Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Developer roles are SAP, Nagarro, Intercontinental Exchange, IBM, and HCLTech, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1SAP961 filings$142k
- 2Nagarro428 filings$86k
- 3Intercontinental Exchange313 filings$136k
- 4IBM179 filings$82k
- 5HCLTech153 filings$69k
- 6Iris Software144 filings$125k
- 7TransUnion81 filings$91k
- 8NTT Data75 filings$110k
- 9Epsilon Data Management74 filings$123k
- 10Zensar60 filings$110k
- 11Pacific Investment Management Company50 filings$152k
- 12LPL Financial48 filings$106k
- 13Financial Industry Regulatory Authority47 filings$132k
- 14NYSE Market (DE)47 filings$138k
- 15CNSI45 filings$117k
- 16Alliance Data41 filings$105k
- 17HCSC40 filings$113k
- 18Atlassian40 filings$145k
- 19DaVita37 filings$103k
- 20Tata Consultancy Services36 filings$100k
- 21Delta Air Lines35 filings$129k
- 22Endava31 filings$99k
- 23First Citizens Bank26 filings$127k
- 24Royal Cyber25 filings$120k
- 25Insurance Auto Auctions23 filings$110k
- 26The Hartford22 filings$111k
- 27Barclays18 filings$160k
- 28Michaels18 filings$126k
- 29Arthur Grand Technologies17 filings$120k
- 30Photon Infotech17 filings$94k
- 31Thermo Fisher Scientific17 filings$111k
- 32Macy's16 filings$122k
- 33Shopify16 filings$144k
- 34Bluewolf15 filings$111k
- 35Infinite Computer Solutions15 filings$108k
- 36SLK America15 filings$72k
- 37EXL14 filings$105k
- 38iLink Systems14 filings$106k
- 39Matrix Medical Network14 filings$110k
- 40Flexton14 filings$120k
- 41Harman International13 filings$82k
- 42NSF International13 filings$111k
- 43Crate & Barrel13 filings$115k
- 44Athene Annuity and Life Company12 filings$135k
- 45TEKsystems12 filings$97k
- 46Avani Technology Solutions11 filings$85k
- 47Hexaware11 filings$87k
- 48Floor & Decor11 filings$118k
- 49Insight Enterprises11 filings$119k
- 50Logic20/2011 filings$140k
Related titles in this family
8,490 filings carry “Senior Developer” in the title, across 920 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1IT Senior Developer103 filings$128k
- 2Senior Developer, Software94 filings$120k
- 3Senior Developer / Systems Engineer81 filings$126k
- 4Avp, Senior Developer68 filings$128k
- 5Senior Developer Analyst64 filings$117k
- 6Senior Developer in Test45 filings$125k
- 7SAP Abap Senior Developer36 filings$93k
- 8Senior Developer, IT Applications36 filings$90k
- 9Senior Developer, IT Applications Development31 filings$75k
- 10Cloud Senior Developer28 filings$115k
- 11Senior Developer, Applications28 filings$109k
- 12Senior Developer, Business Intelligence28 filings$115k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Developer”; 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.