Software Development Engineer, H-1B salary
What 14,277 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Development Engineer?
$129k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Engineer, typically $89k to $194k, across 14,277 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $154k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California6,485$154k+$25k
- 2New York238$127k−$2k
- 3Washington3,210$125k−$4k
- 4Utah155$118k−$11k
- 5Colorado88$117k−$12k
- 6Massachusetts394$116k−$13k
- 7Texas1,335$115k−$14k
- 8New Jersey275$108k−$21k
- 9Virginia110$108k−$21k
- 10Rhode Island23$107k−$22k
- 11Georgia234$105k−$24k
- 12Connecticut39$105k−$24k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $129kfor 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 Development Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Development Engineer roles are Apple, Adobe, Expedia, Tesla, and Zillow, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Development Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Apple2,612 filings$177k
- 2Adobe2,155 filings$164k
- 3Expedia1,543 filings$119k
- 4Tesla448 filings$142k
- 5Zillow354 filings$130k
- 6Amazon346 filings$131k
- 7Esri333 filings$108k
- 8Akvelon296 filings$107k
- 9Nokia223 filings$137k
- 10Workday219 filings$129k
- 11Fortinet207 filings$135k
- 12Zoom181 filings$141k
- 13CVS Health178 filings$120k
- 14Fujitsu137 filings$105k
- 15Groupon123 filings$113k
- 16Mitchell International115 filings$85k
- 17Philips107 filings$113k
- 18GoDaddy94 filings$111k
- 19McAfee83 filings$104k
- 20Autodesk82 filings$148k
- 21Cigna80 filings$108k
- 22Relevantz Technology Services77 filings$86k
- 23Egencia73 filings$107k
- 24AMD68 filings$110k
- 25Michaels67 filings$120k
- 26Microsoft65 filings$119k
- 27Cambia Health Solutions57 filings$113k
- 28Hitachi Vantara52 filings$100k
- 29Hotwire45 filings$122k
- 30Audible44 filings$115k
- 31LogMeIn40 filings$100k
- 32Mentor Graphics38 filings$88k
- 33Mastercard36 filings$84k
- 34Remitly36 filings$154k
- 35Ford35 filings$81k
- 36Inovalon34 filings$87k
- 37Gen Digital34 filings$146k
- 38Aetna34 filings$105k
- 39People Tech Group34 filings$129k
- 40Veritas Technologies33 filings$117k
- 41Cisco28 filings$140k
- 42Magnite28 filings$114k
- 43PTC27 filings$92k
- 44Charles Schwab25 filings$112k
- 45Whole Foods Market Services24 filings$110k
- 46Twitch23 filings$135k
- 474c Insights22 filings$83k
- 48Kaseya22 filings$66k
- 49Highspot21 filings$165k
- 50Clearwater Analytics20 filings$131k
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Related titles in this family
94,752 filings carry “Software Development Engineer” in the title, across 2,381 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Development Engineer II25,954 filings$153k
- 2Software Development Engineer I16,409 filings$124k
- 3Software Development Engineer III6,062 filings$176k
- 4Software Development Engineer in Test3,502 filings$96k
- 5Senior Software Development Engineer2,991 filings$139k
- 6Software Development Engineer - Applications2,355 filings$173k
- 7Sr. Software Development Engineer1,533 filings$145k
- 8Software Development Engineer - Systems1,352 filings$175k
- 9Software Development Engineering1,067 filings$186k
- 10Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)1,066 filings$93k
- 11Software Development Engineer - Test995 filings$165k
- 12Principal Software Development Engineer984 filings$190k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Development 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.