Software Engineering Manager, H-1B salary
What 2,843 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineering Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineering Manager?
$200k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineering Manager, typically $132k to $269k, across 2,843 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $240k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York167$240k+$40k
- 2California1,152$232k+$32k
- 3Washington699$209k+$9k
- 4New Jersey29$166k−$34k
- 5Massachusetts82$165k−$35k
- 6Virginia23$157k−$43k
- 7Florida27$155k−$45k
- 8Oregon30$153k−$47k
- 9North Carolina38$153k−$47k
- 10Georgia74$152k−$48k
- 11Texas159$150k−$50k
- 12Colorado29$150k−$50k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $200kfor 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 Engineering Manager?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineering Manager roles are Meta, Microsoft, U.S. Bank NA, Google, and Wayfair, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineering Manager filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Meta983 filings$249k
- 2Microsoft440 filings$194k
- 3U.S. Bank NA83 filings$145k
- 4Google80 filings$258k
- 5Wayfair35 filings$200k
- 6Intel34 filings$164k
- 7KLA29 filings$186k
- 8Accenture28 filings$125k
- 9Siemens26 filings$143k
- 10Deloitte18 filings$151k
- 11Salesforce16 filings$199k
- 12eviCore14 filings$115k
- 13Juniper Networks13 filings$152k
- 14Northwestern Mutual12 filings$140k
- 15PNC Financial Services12 filings$138k
- 16Medtronic12 filings$150k
- 17Amdocs11 filings$139k
- 18Honeywell11 filings$169k
- 19Block10 filings$239k
- 20WhatsApp10 filings$210k
- 21Cummins9 filings$141k
- 22Quantum Secure8 filings$135k
- 23Square8 filings$208k
- 24Indeed8 filings$143k
- 25Nvidia8 filings$222k
- 26Adobe8 filings$184k
- 27Apple7 filings$219k
- 28Solidigm7 filings$171k
- 29Western Union7 filings$154k
- 30General Motors7 filings$170k
- 31Huron Consulting Services7 filings$131k
- 32MGM Resorts7 filings$140k
- 33PepsiCo7 filings$157k
- 34HID Global7 filings$149k
- 35IBM7 filings$193k
- 36Depository Trust & Clearing7 filings$139k
- 37VMware7 filings$209k
- 38Affirm6 filings$220k
- 39Caterpillar6 filings$175k
- 40DoorDash6 filings$209k
- 41Lyft6 filings$205k
- 42Motorola Solutions6 filings$110k
- 43Pearson6 filings$146k
- 44SoFi6 filings$240k
- 45Kroger6 filings$115k
- 46Spreetail6 filings$135k
- 47Verkada6 filings$233k
- 48Pure Storage6 filings$215k
- 49Gusto6 filings$207k
- 50Amount5 filings$160k
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Related titles in this family
3,773 filings carry “Software Engineering Manager” in the title, across 271 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineering Manager203 filings$180k
- 2Custom Software Engineering Manager137 filings$146k
- 3Principal Software Engineering Manager106 filings$195k
- 4Sr. Software Engineering Manager39 filings$185k
- 5Simulia R&d Software Engineering Manager24 filings$124k
- 6Software Engineering Manager II11 filings$204k
- 7Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability9 filings$268k
- 8Software Engineering Manager - Site Reliability Engineering8 filings$263k
- 9Software Engineering Manager 1, Engineering7 filings$153k
- 10AI Software Engineering Manager6 filings$176k
- 11Embedded Software Engineering Manager6 filings$137k
- 12Software Engineering Manager I6 filings$128k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineering Manager”; 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.