Software Development Manager, H-1B salary
What 1,272 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Development Manager?
$148k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Manager, typically $110k to $194k, across 1,272 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California296$165k+$17k
- 2Massachusetts73$165k+$17k
- 3Washington239$155k+$7k
- 4New York45$150k+$2k
- 5Illinois37$137k−$11k
- 6Texas114$136k−$12k
- 7New Jersey39$135k−$13k
- 8Virginia26$135k−$13k
- 9Georgia38$129k−$19k
- 10North Carolina31$127k−$21k
- 11Florida48$127k−$21k
- 12Pennsylvania57$123k−$25k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $148kfor 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 Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Development Manager roles are Amazon, Oracle, and IQVIA, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Development Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Amazon217 filings$155k
- 2Oracle154 filings$151k
- 3IQVIA52 filings$105k
- 4Chewy42 filings$173k
- 5Amdocs42 filings$129k
- 6NTT Data42 filings$112k
- 7Experian30 filings$156k
- 8Apple27 filings$200k
- 9IBM24 filings$196k
- 10Nagarro18 filings$120k
- 11Brillio16 filings$129k
- 12Autodesk11 filings$163k
- 13Nowcom10 filings$155k
- 14Texas Instruments10 filings$132k
- 15Uline9 filings$165k
- 16Block8 filings$259k
- 17Pax Technology8 filings$129k
- 18Ascension8 filings$155k
- 19Communications Test Design7 filings$158k
- 20IPC Systems7 filings$132k
- 21OneMain General Services7 filings$128k
- 22PayPal7 filings$160k
- 23Qualtrics6 filings$215k
- 24Pearson6 filings$141k
- 25Sentry Insurance6 filings$134k
- 26Xilinx6 filings$180k
- 27Clearwater Analytics5 filings$173k
- 28CNSI5 filings$138k
- 29London Computer Systems5 filings$148k
- 30Nebraska Furniture Mart5 filings$145k
- 31Winsupply5 filings$150k
- 32Zillow5 filings$190k
- 33CSG Systems5 filings$144k
- 34HealthAxis Group5 filings$110k
- 35Redshift Enterprise Consulting Solutions5 filings$138k
- 36Beyond4 filings$175k
- 37Comcast4 filings$131k
- 38Entrata4 filings$74k
- 39Infor4 filings$116k
- 40Ooma4 filings$200k
- 41PPD Development4 filings$145k
- 42Raintree Systems4 filings$177k
- 43Shutterstock4 filings$145k
- 44Alivia Analytics4 filings$177k
- 45CSRA State and Local Solutions4 filings$142k
- 46Dish4 filings$123k
- 47Fortra4 filings$135k
- 48LivePerson4 filings$196k
- 49Viasat4 filings$163k
- 50Meta4 filings$240k
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Related titles in this family
1,832 filings carry “Software Development Manager” in the title, across 105 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Development Manager III183 filings$160k
- 2Software Development Manager II85 filings$152k
- 3Senior Software Development Manager72 filings$160k
- 4VP, Software Development Manager26 filings$175k
- 5Sr. Software Development Manager16 filings$188k
- 6Ar/Vr Software Development Manager15 filings$205k
- 7Software Development Manager I11 filings$117k
- 8Avp, Software Development Manager8 filings$157k
- 9Application Software Development Manager7 filings$96k
- 10Associate Software Development Manager6 filings$111k
- 11Software Development Manager [15-1199.09]5 filings$134k
- 12Global Software Development Manager4 filings$134k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Development Manager”; 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.