Sr Engineer Software, H-1B salary
What 524 H-1B filings report for “Sr Engineer Software” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Engineer Software?
$141k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Engineer Software, typically $110k to $169k, across 524 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $165k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington89$165k+$24k
- 2California129$148k+$7k
- 3Texas83$147k+$6k
- 4Georgia48$140k−$1k
- 5Virginia21$136k−$5k
- 6Kansas92$121k−$20k
- 7Michigan30$110k−$31k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 Sr Engineer Software?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Engineer Software roles are T-Mobile, Intercontinental Exchange, Safeway, ZF Group, and Verint Systems, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Engineer Software filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1T-Mobile300 filings$144k
- 2Intercontinental Exchange92 filings$147k
- 3Safeway27 filings$159k
- 4ZF Group21 filings$105k
- 5Verint Systems17 filings$114k
- 6CalAmp9 filings$135k
- 7Becton Dickinson7 filings$132k
- 8Eli Lilly4 filings$95k
- 9MissionSquare Retirement4 filings$134k
- 10Inmar4 filings$127k
- 11Genuine Parts Company3 filings$110k
- 12Jack Henry & Associates3 filings$115k
- 13Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)3 filings$106k
- 14Empower Retirement3 filings$156k
- 15BCS Automotive Interface Solutions2 filings$104k
- 16Black Sesame Technologies2 filings$168k
- 17Oshkosh2 filings$91k
- 18Polaris2 filings$132k
- 19Election Systems & Software2 filings$95k
- 20Harman International2 filings$113k
- 21AA Software & Networking1 filings$120k
- 22Adtalem Global Education1 filings$131k
- 23Bluestem Brands1 filings$116k
- 24CarMax1 filings$155k
- 25CommScope1 filings$81k
- 26Dish1 filings$121k
- 27Collins Aerospace1 filings$96k
- 28Ignitarium1 filings$110k
- 29Intelsat1 filings$128k
- 30Lucid Motors1 filings$170k
- 31Masimo1 filings$141k
- 32Panera1 filings$160k
- 33Samsung1 filings$131k
- 34Tenstorrent1 filings$180k
- 35Wayne Fueling Systems1 filings$116k
Related titles in this family
1,043 filings carry “Sr Engineer Software” in the title, across 80 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Engineer, Software Engineering140 filings$110k
- 2Sr. Engineer, Software Developer29 filings$123k
- 3Sr. Engineer, Software/Info Platform25 filings$117k
- 4Sr. Engineer, Software Development24 filings$137k
- 5Sr Engineer - Software Test24 filings$118k
- 6Sr. Engineer, Software Development & Engineering23 filings$123k
- 7Sr. Engineer - Software Engineer23 filings$117k
- 8Sr Engineer, Software Dev19 filings$132k
- 9Sr. Engineer, Software Dev. & Eng. - Full Stack Development13 filings$140k
- 10Sr Engineer, Software Dev & Eng - Backend Engineering11 filings$127k
- 11Sr Engineer, Software Development & Engineering - Full Stack11 filings$132k
- 12Sr Engineer, Software Dev & Engineering - Full Stack Dev10 filings$130k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Engineer Software”; 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.