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Senior Software Engineer II, H-1B salary

What 1,286 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Engineer II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$141k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Engineer II, typically $111k to $205k, across 1,286 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $185k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$111k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$124k–$181k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$141,464
1,286 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $111k
median $141k
p90 $205k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York51$185k+$44k
  • 2Washington56$181k+$40k
  • 3California446$160k+$19k
  • 4Massachusetts138$157k+$16k
  • 5Texas82$147k+$6k
  • 6North Carolina59$137k−$4k
  • 7Virginia21$136k−$5k
  • 8New Jersey54$130k−$11k
  • 9Florida31$127k−$14k
  • 10Illinois45$126k−$15k
  • 11Oregon36$125k−$16k
  • 12Georgia54$122k−$19k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 II?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Engineer II roles are Nisum, HubSpot, LexisNexis, GEICO, and Akamai Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Engineer II 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

1,560 filings carry “Senior Software Engineer II” in the title, across 106 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Engineer II”; 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.