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Software Designer, H-1B salary

What 518 H-1B filings report for “Software Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Designer?

$130k median H-1B base salary for a Software Designer, typically $93k to $180k, across 518 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $150k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$93k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$109k–$155k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$129,945
518 filings
Top (p90)
$180k
90th percentile
p10 $93k
median $130k
p90 $180k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California346$150k+$20k
  • 2Texas39$107k−$23k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $130kfor 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 Designer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Designer roles are Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP, IBM, Entit Software, and OpenText, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Designer 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

795 filings carry “Software Designer” in the title, across 60 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Designer”; 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.