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Software Engineering Lmts, H-1B salary

What 1,340 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineering Lmts” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineering Lmts?

$214k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineering Lmts, typically $148k to $256k, across 1,340 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $221k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$148k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$171k–$239k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$214,181
1,340 filings
Top (p90)
$256k
90th percentile
p10 $148k
median $214k
p90 $256k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California811$221k+$7k
  • 2Washington264$217k+$3k
  • 3Massachusetts26$198k−$16k
  • 4Texas81$189k−$25k
  • 5Indiana57$169k−$45k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $214kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

1,364 filings carry “Software Engineering Lmts” in the title, across 11 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineering Lmts”; 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.