Software Engineer 2, H-1B salary
What 4,985 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer 2” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer 2?
$114k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer 2, typically $82k to $139k, across 4,985 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $130k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington583$130k+$16k
- 2California1,707$125k+$11k
- 3Oregon29$115k+$1k
- 4Florida38$111k−$3k
- 5Tennessee65$110k−$4k
- 6Texas475$109k−$5k
- 7New York126$102k−$12k
- 8Massachusetts280$100k−$14k
- 9North Carolina102$100k−$14k
- 10Georgia131$99k−$15k
- 11Arizona97$97k−$17k
- 12New Jersey113$96k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $114kfor 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 2?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer 2 roles are Capgemini, PayPal, eBay, Dell, and Microsoft, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer 2 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Capgemini1,289 filings$88k
- 2PayPal1,024 filings$120k
- 3eBay679 filings$125k
- 4Dell475 filings$110k
- 5Microsoft393 filings$130k
- 6Asurion119 filings$103k
- 7Snap79 filings$96k
- 8IQVIA52 filings$93k
- 9Garmin50 filings$94k
- 10RSA49 filings$93k
- 11Humana48 filings$105k
- 12Boomi47 filings$102k
- 13ASML44 filings$103k
- 14StubHub23 filings$118k
- 15Ciena22 filings$120k
- 16Torc Robotics20 filings$146k
- 17Typical Set18 filings$130k
- 18Epsilon Data Management17 filings$115k
- 19Sophos17 filings$104k
- 20Comcast13 filings$75k
- 21Illumina13 filings$109k
- 22DirecTV11 filings$156k
- 23MongoDB11 filings$120k
- 24X11 filings$149k
- 25Zynga11 filings$101k
- 26Twilio11 filings$119k
- 27AMD10 filings$89k
- 28CCC Intelligent Solutions10 filings$79k
- 29MyVest9 filings$146k
- 30SecureWorks9 filings$88k
- 31NetApp8 filings$121k
- 32QuickBase8 filings$113k
- 33Siemens8 filings$83k
- 34Rippling8 filings$224k
- 35Credit Karma7 filings$164k
- 36Shutterfly7 filings$105k
- 37Abnormal Security6 filings$124k
- 38D2iQ6 filings$163k
- 39Navan6 filings$143k
- 40Vce Company6 filings$91k
- 41CSI Interfusion6 filings$104k
- 42Dexian6 filings$104k
- 43Dotdash Media5 filings$128k
- 44Public Partnerships5 filings$95k
- 45The Raymond5 filings$90k
- 46Deloitte5 filings$59k
- 47Mattson Technology5 filings$111k
- 48Pharmaceutical Research Associates5 filings$99k
- 49Walmart5 filings$125k
- 50Khan Academy5 filings$132k
Related titles in this family
6,647 filings carry “Software Engineer 2” in the title, across 1,130 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineer 2140 filings$175k
- 2Software Engineer 2, Quality110 filings$113k
- 3Software Engineer 2 - IT32 filings$90k
- 4Embedded Software Engineer 229 filings$94k
- 5Principal Software Engineer 220 filings$189k
- 6Software Engineer 2a19 filings$78k
- 7IT Software Engineer 216 filings$94k
- 8Principal, IT Software Engineer 25 filings$185k
- 9Software Engineer 2, Autonomy5 filings$126k
- 10Software Engineer 2 (Data)5 filings$98k
- 11Software Engineer 2, Masters Rcg5 filings$113k
- 12Staff Software Engineer 25 filings$200k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer 2”; 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.