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Senior Software Application Engineer, H-1B salary

What 97 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Application Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$119k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Application Engineer, typically $94k to $148k, across 97 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$94k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$109k–$138k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$118,602
97 filings
Top (p90)
$148k
90th percentile
p10 $94k
median $119k
p90 $148k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California54$138k+$19k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $119kfor 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 Software Application Engineer?

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

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

106 filings carry “Senior Software Application Engineer” in the title, across 8 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Application 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.