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Senior Software Applications Engineer, H-1B salary

What 279 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Applications Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$113k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Applications Engineer, typically $96k to $141k, across 279 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$96k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$101k–$127k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$113,170
279 filings
Top (p90)
$141k
90th percentile
p10 $96k
median $113k
p90 $141k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California203$113ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $113kfor 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 Applications Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Applications Engineer roles are Qualcomm, Tesla, and Red Hat, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Applications 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

289 filings carry “Senior Software Applications Engineer” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Applications 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.