Software Application Engineer, H-1B salary
What 273 H-1B filings report for “Software Application Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Application Engineer?
$101k median H-1B base salary for a Software Application Engineer, typically $63k to $130k, across 273 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $117k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California91$117k+$16k
- 2Texas26$94k−$7k
- 3New Jersey22$65k−$36k
- 4Indiana20$60k−$41k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $101kfor 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 Software Application Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Application Engineer roles are Workday, Wizard Tech Solutions, Populus Group, and LER TechForce, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Application Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Workday60 filings$117k
- 2Wizard Tech Solutions22 filings$65k
- 3Populus Group19 filings$110k
- 4LER TechForce11 filings$60k
- 5Teradyne8 filings$116k
- 6LHP8 filings$61k
- 7Cloud Source6 filings$93k
- 8Leidos6 filings$94k
- 9Parab Consulting Group6 filings$128k
- 10Envirta Technologies4 filings$86k
- 11Freudenberg Battery Power Systems4 filings$101k
- 12Sagatianz4 filings$94k
- 13ERPA4 filings$110k
- 14Kaysee LLC4 filings$121k
- 15Dematic3 filings$55k
- 16L&T Technology Services3 filings$81k
- 17NEP Group3 filings$98k
- 18ProSource IT Consulting3 filings$92k
- 19Thales Group3 filings$103k
- 20Charles Schwab3 filings$94k
- 21NeuVector, Inc.3 filings$125k
- 22Esri3 filings$80k
- 239to9 Software Solutions2 filings$71k
- 24AG Mednet2 filings$75k
- 25Aldec2 filings$65k
- 26Altair Engineering2 filings$72k
- 27Absolute Software2 filings$107k
- 28Fortinet2 filings$164k
- 29HP2 filings$117k
- 30ICF2 filings$91k
- 31Intelizign Solutions2 filings$110k
- 32Isoftech2 filings$84k
- 33Itlize Global2 filings$86k
- 34Rohde & Schwarz2 filings$125k
- 35Surge Technology Solutions2 filings$98k
- 36Technosoft Group2 filings$77k
- 37Vastika2 filings$83k
- 38Veridic Solutions2 filings$84k
- 39Continental Utility Solutions2 filings$89k
- 40Telit2 filings$114k
- 41Adroit Associates1 filings$81k
- 42Afero1 filings$130k
- 43AM Logic1 filings$78k
- 44Autotechmation1 filings$90k
- 45Blue Pearl Software Inc.1 filings$125k
- 46Bluwhale1 filings$95k
- 47Column5 Consulting, LLC1 filings$99k
- 48Cyber Sphere1 filings$97k
- 49Caterpillar1 filings$97k
- 50Computer Consulting Services1 filings$103k
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Related titles in this family
723 filings carry “Software Application Engineer” in the title, across 177 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Application Engineer97 filings$119k
- 2Sr Software Application Engineer43 filings$145k
- 3Senior Staff, Software Application Engineer22 filings$122k
- 4Battery Control Software Application Engineer20 filings$109k
- 5Sr Information Systems Software Application Engineer18 filings$156k
- 6Lead Software Application Engineer10 filings$134k
- 7Staff Software Application Engineer9 filings$120k
- 8Software Application Engineer II8 filings$95k
- 9Sr. Staff Software Application Engineer7 filings$121k
- 10Principal Software Application Engineer6 filings$180k
- 11Information Systems Software Application Engineer5 filings$147k
- 12Principal, Information Systems Software Application Engineer5 filings$177k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Application 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.