Software Engineer II, H-1B salary
What 12,592 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer II?
$113k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer II, typically $80k to $158k, across 12,592 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $145k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington923$145k+$32k
- 2California2,826$137k+$24k
- 3New York691$132k+$19k
- 4Massachusetts1,186$122k+$9k
- 5New Hampshire20$121k+$8k
- 6Oregon71$120k+$7k
- 7Minnesota240$115k+$2k
- 8New Jersey236$109k−$4k
- 9Utah177$107k−$6k
- 10Delaware46$107k−$6k
- 11North Carolina496$106k−$7k
- 12Texas1,192$105k−$8k
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 II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer II roles are Walmart, X, Wayfair, Chewy, and Truist Bank, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Walmart938 filings$80k
- 2X430 filings$155k
- 3Wayfair264 filings$160k
- 4Chewy257 filings$142k
- 5Truist Bank206 filings$115k
- 6FIS199 filings$115k
- 7Sony197 filings$139k
- 8Akamai Technologies181 filings$116k
- 9Staples145 filings$112k
- 10Pinterest138 filings$162k
- 11Rocket Mortgage131 filings$91k
- 12Honeywell131 filings$98k
- 13Best Buy126 filings$129k
- 14LexisNexis123 filings$82k
- 15Electronic Arts117 filings$136k
- 16Uber108 filings$149k
- 17Oracle101 filings$80k
- 18M&T Bank100 filings$102k
- 19Argo AI99 filings$135k
- 20Cadence95 filings$115k
- 21Aurora Innovation94 filings$139k
- 22Rocket Limited Partnership93 filings$95k
- 23Grubhub90 filings$138k
- 24DiDi85 filings$135k
- 25Nisum83 filings$118k
- 26Cummins82 filings$86k
- 27Total System Services LLC80 filings$86k
- 28Qualtrics78 filings$172k
- 29Tripadvisor74 filings$122k
- 30Sears Holdings Management72 filings$93k
- 31RELX72 filings$89k
- 32Riot Games70 filings$176k
- 33Axon Enterprise70 filings$160k
- 34Choice Hotels69 filings$93k
- 35Datadog66 filings$175k
- 36Credit Karma66 filings$132k
- 37F565 filings$130k
- 38InComm Payments64 filings$100k
- 39Lucid Software62 filings$108k
- 40Edisquare60 filings$79k
- 41Medtronic57 filings$95k
- 42AvidXchange56 filings$120k
- 43Mphasis55 filings$91k
- 44Zulily54 filings$142k
- 45Applab Systems53 filings$94k
- 46TuSimple53 filings$101k
- 47McKinsey53 filings$150k
- 48Bill.com51 filings$144k
- 49Smartsheet50 filings$125k
- 50HERE50 filings$93k
Related titles in this family
31,197 filings carry “Software Engineer II” in the title, across 1,047 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer III11,724 filings$117k
- 2Associate, Software Engineer III1,343 filings$138k
- 3Senior Software Engineer II1,286 filings$141k
- 4Vice President; Software Engineer III568 filings$151k
- 5Product Software Engineer III240 filings$135k
- 6Sr. Software Engineer II218 filings$135k
- 7Vice President; Software Engineer II203 filings$138k
- 8Assistant Vice President; Software Engineer II140 filings$128k
- 9Systems/Software Engineer II115 filings$131k
- 10Associate, Software Engineer II113 filings$120k
- 11Systems/Software Engineer III84 filings$139k
- 12Senior Software Engineer III77 filings$128k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer II”; 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.