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Senior Software Developer, H-1B salary

What 24,259 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$108k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Developer, typically $85k to $139k, across 24,259 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $125k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$85k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$95k–$123k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$108,390
24,259 filings
Top (p90)
$139k
90th percentile
p10 $85k
median $108k
p90 $139k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York1,077$125k+$17k
  • 2California1,889$123k+$15k
  • 3South Carolina200$119k+$11k
  • 4Utah233$118k+$10k
  • 5District of Columbia102$118k+$10k
  • 6New Hampshire115$117k+$9k
  • 7Maryland395$116k+$8k
  • 8New Jersey1,294$115k+$7k
  • 9Massachusetts532$115k+$7k
  • 10Delaware228$115k+$7k
  • 11Washington345$114k+$6k
  • 12North Carolina2,626$114k+$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $108kfor 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 Developer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Developer roles are Randstad, Mastech Digital, Kforce, UST, and Bloomberg, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

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Related titles in this family

25,551 filings carry “Senior Software Developer” in the title, across 442 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software 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.