Software Developer, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 233,294 H-1B filings for “Software Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Developer?
$93k median certified base salary for a Software Developer, typically $74k to $118k, across 233,294 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in Washington at $113k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Software Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Software Developer roles are Compunnel Software Group, Inc, Mastech Digital, Inc., CGI, Oracle, and Tata Consultancy Services, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Compunnel Software Group, Inc9,640 filings$106k
- 2Mastech Digital, Inc.2,848 filings$93k
- 3CGI2,571 filings$111k
- 4Oracle2,358 filings$127k
- 5Tata Consultancy Services2,028 filings$120k
- 6IBM2,015 filings$97k
- 7System Soft Technologies, LLC1,445 filings$99k
- 8LTIMindtree1,288 filings$112k
- 9Randstad1,203 filings$110k
- 10Federal Soft Systems Inc1,060 filings$79k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Developer”; 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.