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Senior Systems Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 184 H-1B filings report for “Senior Systems Software Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$151k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Systems Software Engineer, typically $108k to $205k, across 184 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $179k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$108k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$125k–$185k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$150,502
184 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $108k
median $151k
p90 $205k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California89$179k+$28k
  • 2Texas20$145k−$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $151kfor 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 Systems Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Systems Software Engineer roles are Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nvidia, Northwestern Mutual, BlackBerry, and Carnegie Mellon University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Systems Software 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

199 filings carry “Senior Systems Software Engineer” in the title, across 10 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Systems Software 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.