Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 305,616 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer?
$113k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer, typically $78k to $186k, across 305,616 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $149k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California89,868$149k+$36k
- 2Washington43,462$146k+$33k
- 3New York15,787$137k+$24k
- 4Oregon3,208$108k−$5k
- 5Massachusetts8,198$101k−$12k
- 6Delaware1,340$100k−$13k
- 7Montana34$100k−$13k
- 8North Carolina8,454$99k−$14k
- 9New Jersey12,595$98k−$15k
- 10District of Columbia936$97k−$16k
- 11Maryland3,104$97k−$16k
- 12Virginia7,315$96k−$17k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $113kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer roles are Microsoft, Google, Meta, Mphasis, and Intel, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft29,027 filings$143k
- 2Google27,488 filings$173k
- 3Meta20,726 filings$187k
- 4Mphasis5,962 filings$110k
- 5Intel5,012 filings$118k
- 6Natsoft2,056 filings$96k
- 7Nvidia1,847 filings$173k
- 8Cisco1,845 filings$129k
- 9Oracle1,825 filings$70k
- 10Uber1,657 filings$143k
- 11Skilltune Technologies1,541 filings$92k
- 12DoorDash1,502 filings$180k
- 13LinkedIn1,502 filings$124k
- 14Atos Syntel1,466 filings$74k
- 15ProKarma1,416 filings$105k
- 16Tech Mahindra1,414 filings$94k
- 17IBM1,310 filings$88k
- 18Miracle Software Systems1,306 filings$90k
- 19U.S. Bank NA1,267 filings$119k
- 20Synapsis1,198 filings$84k
- 21JPMorgan Chase1,167 filings$120k
- 22Airbnb1,134 filings$179k
- 23Mitchell/Martin1,067 filings$132k
- 24Intraedge1,055 filings$90k
- 25Juniper Networks1,032 filings$120k
- 26Lyft1,009 filings$176k
- 27Intuit847 filings$116k
- 28Pinterest838 filings$142k
- 29Salesforce815 filings$121k
- 30MathWorks795 filings$102k
- 31Hitachi Vantara794 filings$91k
- 32Waymo716 filings$194k
- 33Arista Networks697 filings$130k
- 34Stripe672 filings$145k
- 35Qualcomm652 filings$109k
- 36Gp Technologies646 filings$92k
- 37iTech622 filings$105k
- 38Speridian Technologies609 filings$79k
- 39Capital One605 filings$89k
- 40Infovision597 filings$102k
- 41Bloomberg572 filings$116k
- 42Dataquest566 filings$90k
- 43Indeed564 filings$113k
- 44Netflix558 filings$226k
- 45ByteDance558 filings$180k
- 46CGI549 filings$106k
- 47SRS Consulting544 filings$110k
- 48Comtec Consultants525 filings$100k
- 49Databricks518 filings$144k
- 50Techdemocracy510 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
677,451 filings carry “Software Engineer” in the title, across 40,824 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineer78,820 filings$132k
- 2Sr. Software Engineer17,961 filings$124k
- 3Software Engineering13,322 filings$169k
- 4Software Engineer II12,592 filings$113k
- 5Staff Software Engineer12,373 filings$165k
- 6Software Engineer III11,724 filings$117k
- 7Lead Software Engineer10,109 filings$134k
- 8Principal Software Engineer7,995 filings$153k
- 9Associate, Software Engineer5,105 filings$111k
- 10Software Engineer 24,985 filings$114k
- 11Software Engineer 34,696 filings$138k
- 12Software Engineer I3,454 filings$96k
Figures are for the exact title “Software 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.