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Software Dev Engineer, H-1B salary

What 208 H-1B filings report for “Software Dev Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$114k median H-1B base salary for a Software Dev Engineer, typically $93k to $155k, across 208 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$93k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$107k–$142k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$113,559
208 filings
Top (p90)
$155k
90th percentile
p10 $93k
median $114k
p90 $155k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California140$115k+$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $114kfor 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 Dev Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Dev Engineer roles are Yahoo, Amazon, Adap.Tv, Nokia, and SonicWall, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Dev 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

12,364 filings carry “Software Dev Engineer” in the title, across 143 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Dev 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.