Senior Software Engineer 1, H-1B salary
What 338 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Engineer 1” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Software Engineer 1?
$147k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Engineer 1, typically $129k to $171k, across 338 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $152k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California166$152k+$5k
- 2Connecticut94$147ksame
- 3Massachusetts23$130k−$17k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $147kfor 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 Engineer 1?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Engineer 1 roles are ASML; Sophos; Dotdash Media; Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, An Exelon Company; and Typical Set, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Engineer 1 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1ASML244 filings$147k
- 2Sophos29 filings$130k
- 3Dotdash Media9 filings$160k
- 4Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, An Exelon Company6 filings$131k
- 5Typical Set6 filings$180k
- 6Saama5 filings$107k
- 7Bmw Technology4 filings$115k
- 8HubSpot4 filings$159k
- 9ShopNation3 filings$147k
- 10Compass3 filings$170k
- 11Credible Labs2 filings$130k
- 12Humana2 filings$130k
- 13Lucid Software2 filings$130k
- 14Meredith Operations2 filings$148k
- 15OpticsPlanet2 filings$91k
- 16Squarespace2 filings$193k
- 17Avant-Garde Health2 filings$135k
- 18Allegro Development1 filings$100k
- 19Bizrate Insights1 filings$144k
- 20Block1 filings$186k
- 21DataChat1 filings$90k
- 22EBSCO Industries1 filings$125k
- 23Etsy1 filings$149k
- 24Fairway Independent Mortgage1 filings$127k
- 25Iris Soft Solutions1 filings$82k
- 26Mercury1 filings$169k
- 27Neudesic1 filings$81k
- 28Zynga1 filings$105k
Related titles in this family
473 filings carry “Senior Software Engineer 1” in the title, across 110 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineer (15-1199.02)10 filings$76k
- 2Senior Software Engineer (11118.11.5)3 filings$168k
- 3Senior Software Engineer (15-1199.01)3 filings$72k
- 4Senior Software Engineer (1615.9392)3 filings$173k
- 5Senior Software Engineer, 1:1 Operations & Insights2 filings$125k
- 6Senior Software Engineer 1 (Data Scientist)2 filings$147k
- 7Senior Software Engineer (10289.137.1)2 filings$167k
- 8Senior Software Engineer 10654.49.12 filings$85k
- 9Senior Software Engineer (10654.53.3)2 filings$91k
- 10Senior Software Engineer 10921.562 filings$118k
- 11Senior Software Engineer (11118.10.7)2 filings$118k
- 12Senior Software Engineer (136)2 filings$135k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Engineer 1”; 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.