Software Engineer L3, H-1B salary
What 343 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer L3” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer L3?
$164k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer L3, typically $83k to $200k, across 343 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026). Highest in California at $183k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California121$183k+$19k
- 2Washington57$160k−$4k
- 3Texas48$146k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $164kfor 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 L3?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer L3 roles are Twilio, Wipro, Armada Systems, and Databricks, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer L3 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Twilio243 filings$176k
- 2Wipro73 filings$84k
- 3Armada Systems13 filings$149k
- 4Databricks4 filings$141k
- 5Reddit3 filings$210k
- 6American Home Shield3 filings$110k
- 7Verkada2 filings$210k
- 8Pinterest1 filings$131k
- 9Sigma Computing1 filings$140k
Related titles in this family
355 filings carry “Software Engineer L3” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer L3 Tier 18 filings$143k
- 2Senior Software Engineer L32 filings$190k
- 3Software Engineer (L3) - Data Platform1 filings$185k
- 4Software Engineer (L3), Segment Cloud1 filings$200k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer L3”; 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.