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Software Engineering Pmts, H-1B salary

What 413 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineering Pmts” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$257k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineering Pmts, typically $158k to $303k, across 413 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $261k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$158k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$196k–$284k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$257,000
413 filings
Top (p90)
$303k
90th percentile
p10 $158k
median $257k
p90 $303k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California308$261k+$4k
  • 2Washington68$254k−$3k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $257kfor 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

417 filings carry “Software Engineering Pmts” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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