Software Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 434 H-1B filings report for “Software Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Design Engineer?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Software Design Engineer, typically $66k to $130k, across 434 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $109k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California41$109k+$19k
- 2Michigan24$93k+$3k
- 3Washington226$90ksame
- 4Utah22$82k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Design Engineer roles are Divensi, Azimetry, Opensoft, University of Utah, and Pactera Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Divensi57 filings$81k
- 2Azimetry41 filings$81k
- 3Opensoft23 filings$90k
- 4University of Utah22 filings$82k
- 5Pactera Technologies22 filings$95k
- 6C2S Technologies15 filings$102k
- 7Temporal Technologies13 filings$148k
- 8Adisys12 filings$98k
- 9Microsoft8 filings$143k
- 10Bittitan7 filings$99k
- 11Tektronix7 filings$104k
- 12Teledyne7 filings$99k
- 13Biblioso7 filings$134k
- 14North American Power Products6 filings$75k
- 15Casco Products5 filings$115k
- 16CloudIQ Technologies5 filings$120k
- 17Owl Autonomous Imaging4 filings$93k
- 18Vivomi, Inc.4 filings$88k
- 19Expandtree4 filings$96k
- 20Oslo Solutions4 filings$113k
- 21Sonic Foundry4 filings$67k
- 22Populus Group4 filings$138k
- 23Agilent Technologies3 filings$130k
- 24Business Intelli Solutions3 filings$90k
- 25Cyient3 filings$57k
- 26Centific Global Solutions3 filings$105k
- 27First Tek3 filings$89k
- 28Inspur3 filings$116k
- 29Kopin Corporation3 filings$86k
- 30L&T Technology Services3 filings$65k
- 31Makeurcareer3 filings$113k
- 32N.S. International3 filings$125k
- 33Runway3 filings$130k
- 34Synophia3 filings$84k
- 35TEKsystems3 filings$104k
- 36John Deere3 filings$76k
- 37General Motors3 filings$88k
- 38VeriFone3 filings$82k
- 39Spacelabs Healthcare3 filings$127k
- 40Antra2 filings$109k
- 41ASML2 filings$110k
- 42Banner Engineering2 filings$91k
- 43Cloudera2 filings$156k
- 44Cygnus Professionals2 filings$90k
- 45Expedia2 filings$113k
- 46Fargo Engineering2 filings$70k
- 47Myriad Genetics2 filings$103k
- 48Openet2 filings$94k
- 49Philips2 filings$131k
- 50Realpha Tech2 filings$130k
Related titles in this family
1,056 filings carry “Software Design Engineer” in the title, across 88 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Design Engineer in Test107 filings$79k
- 2Software Design Engineer II99 filings$101k
- 3Senior Software Design Engineer91 filings$116k
- 4Software Design Engineer III52 filings$115k
- 5Software Design Engineer I28 filings$85k
- 6Software Design Engineer (SDE)28 filings$74k
- 7Sr. Software Design Engineer21 filings$107k
- 8Principal Software Design Engineer19 filings$150k
- 9Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET)12 filings$60k
- 10Software Design Engineer 211 filings$113k
- 11Software Design Engineer Senior11 filings$126k
- 12Embedded Software Design Engineer10 filings$95k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Design 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.