Software Engineer 3, H-1B salary
What 4,696 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer 3” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer 3?
$138k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer 3, typically $103k to $165k, across 4,696 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $146k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California2,491$146k+$8k
- 2Washington277$145k+$7k
- 3Oregon47$140k+$2k
- 4Tennessee75$137k−$1k
- 5New Jersey69$133k−$5k
- 6New York167$131k−$7k
- 7Texas391$130k−$8k
- 8Florida26$128k−$10k
- 9Virginia115$125k−$13k
- 10Georgia92$122k−$16k
- 11Maryland45$120k−$18k
- 12Massachusetts76$120k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $138kfor 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 3?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer 3 roles are PayPal, eBay, Capgemini, Snap, and Asurion, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer 3 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1PayPal1,483 filings$141k
- 2eBay1,357 filings$150k
- 3Capgemini640 filings$114k
- 4Snap314 filings$115k
- 5Asurion181 filings$139k
- 6ASML131 filings$123k
- 7Comcast62 filings$76k
- 8StubHub47 filings$138k
- 9Ciena29 filings$138k
- 10Walmart29 filings$135k
- 11Sophos26 filings$117k
- 12Change Healthcare17 filings$106k
- 13Pharmaceutical Research Associates15 filings$105k
- 14MongoDB15 filings$145k
- 15Public Partnerships13 filings$128k
- 16Radial13 filings$105k
- 17CWC Travel12 filings$144k
- 18Digital Management12 filings$109k
- 19Choice Hotels11 filings$123k
- 20NetApp10 filings$141k
- 21TrueCar10 filings$121k
- 22DENSO TEN America9 filings$143k
- 23NV Energy9 filings$115k
- 24Typical Set9 filings$155k
- 25BetterCloud8 filings$135k
- 26QuickBase8 filings$130k
- 27Squarespace8 filings$159k
- 28Northern Natural Gas Company7 filings$116k
- 29Natera7 filings$130k
- 30Whi Solutions7 filings$127k
- 31Artech6 filings$125k
- 32Sony6 filings$134k
- 33Experis5 filings$112k
- 34Homecare Homebase5 filings$86k
- 35Cymer4 filings$116k
- 36F54 filings$153k
- 37Insidesales.Com4 filings$124k
- 38Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C.4 filings$118k
- 39Dematic4 filings$95k
- 40Allyis3 filings$145k
- 41CCC Intelligent Solutions3 filings$92k
- 42Data S Solutions3 filings$102k
- 43J.D. Power3 filings$182k
- 44MidAmerican Energy Company3 filings$107k
- 45Pinnacle Technical Resources3 filings$112k
- 46USM Business Systems3 filings$90k
- 47WEX3 filings$101k
- 48Finix Payments3 filings$190k
- 49Honey Science3 filings$140k
- 50New York Air Brake3 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
5,263 filings carry “Software Engineer 3” in the title, across 128 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer 3, Quality259 filings$139k
- 2Embedded Software Engineer 335 filings$124k
- 3IT Software Engineer 316 filings$97k
- 4Software Engineer 3, Middleware16 filings$126k
- 5Software Engineer 3 Pega16 filings$119k
- 6Routing/Ip Software Engineer 38 filings$168k
- 7Software Engineer 3 (Web)8 filings$128k
- 8Senior Software Engineer 37 filings$159k
- 9Software Engineer 3 - Oracle7 filings$110k
- 10Software Engineer 3 - Engineering6 filings$135k
- 11Software Engineer 3 (Soluto Connect)6 filings$105k
- 12Software Engineer 3 (Tibco)6 filings$111k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer 3”; 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.