Software Development Engineer Systems, H-1B salary
What 1,352 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Engineer Systems” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Development Engineer Systems?
$175k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Engineer Systems, typically $142k to $209k, across 1,352 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $178k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,237$178k+$3k
- 2Texas70$153k−$22k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $175kfor 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 Systems?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Development Engineer Systems roles is Apple, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Development Engineer Systems 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
1,405 filings carry “Software Development Engineer Systems” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Development Engineer - Systems Manager49 filings$205k
- 2Senior Software Development Engineer, Systems Software1 filings$167k
- 3Software Development Engineer Systems - Camera Driver Eng1 filings$167k
- 4Software Development Engineer (Systems Engineer)1 filings$106k
- 5Software Development Engineer - Systems Manger1 filings$189k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Development Engineer Systems”; 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.