Software Engineer I, H-1B salary
What 3,454 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer I?
$96k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer I, typically $69k to $132k, across 3,454 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $116k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington254$116k+$20k
- 2California779$113k+$17k
- 3New York166$110k+$14k
- 4Texas438$105k+$9k
- 5Massachusetts281$100k+$4k
- 6Pennsylvania143$90k−$6k
- 7Florida122$90k−$6k
- 8Utah26$90k−$6k
- 9Virginia48$88k−$8k
- 10Maryland22$87k−$9k
- 11North Carolina116$85k−$11k
- 12Illinois147$85k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $96kfor 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 I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer I roles are USAA, X, Nisum, Honeywell, and NCR, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1USAA210 filings$125k
- 2X158 filings$136k
- 3Nisum96 filings$105k
- 4Honeywell86 filings$75k
- 5NCR78 filings$68k
- 6TuSimple73 filings$101k
- 7Oracle67 filings$74k
- 8Sony66 filings$110k
- 9F557 filings$115k
- 10Penske Truck Leasing55 filings$116k
- 11Chewy52 filings$115k
- 12TriNet50 filings$92k
- 13Pinterest47 filings$135k
- 14Grubhub47 filings$104k
- 15RELX45 filings$85k
- 16Cummins42 filings$82k
- 17Rocket Limited Partnership41 filings$85k
- 18Wayfair40 filings$120k
- 19Argo AI38 filings$113k
- 20FIS35 filings$93k
- 21Uber30 filings$134k
- 22Axon Enterprise28 filings$118k
- 23Total System Services LLC27 filings$70k
- 24Aurora Innovation27 filings$127k
- 25DiDi27 filings$120k
- 26Zulily27 filings$122k
- 27Staples26 filings$91k
- 28LexisNexis26 filings$64k
- 29Trade Desk24 filings$130k
- 30Swift Solutions23 filings$85k
- 31Bentley Systems23 filings$100k
- 32Prodapt North America23 filings$82k
- 33TeleTracking22 filings$80k
- 34Sears Holdings Management19 filings$88k
- 35State Street19 filings$81k
- 36Rocket Mortgage19 filings$73k
- 37HERE18 filings$81k
- 38Credit Karma17 filings$103k
- 39McKinsey17 filings$125k
- 40InComm Payments16 filings$83k
- 41GEP16 filings$76k
- 42Accolade16 filings$101k
- 43Blue Yonder15 filings$83k
- 44Mphasis15 filings$72k
- 45Modular Mining Systems15 filings$79k
- 46Indeed14 filings$90k
- 47Sterling Medical Devices14 filings$67k
- 48Lucid Software13 filings$92k
- 49Medpace13 filings$64k
- 50Paycor13 filings$69k
Related titles in this family
44,018 filings carry “Software Engineer I” in the title, across 2,187 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer II12,592 filings$113k
- 2Software Engineer III11,724 filings$117k
- 3Associate, Software Engineer III1,343 filings$138k
- 4Software Engineer IV1,337 filings$135k
- 5Senior Software Engineer II1,286 filings$141k
- 6Senior Software Engineer I1,230 filings$140k
- 7Software Engineer in Test1,080 filings$105k
- 8Vice President; Software Engineer III568 filings$151k
- 9Principal Software Engineer - IT546 filings$125k
- 10Senior Software Engineer in Test501 filings$125k
- 11Sr. Software Engineer I269 filings$125k
- 12Product Software Engineer III240 filings$135k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer I”; 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.