Skip to content
H1BSalary.net

Sr Engineer Software Dev, H-1B salary

What 19 H-1B filings report for “Sr Engineer Software Dev” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Engineer Software Dev?

$132k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Engineer Software Dev, typically $126k to $146k, across 19 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2025 to FY2026).

Browse open jobs at H-1B sponsorsRefreshed daily · apply straight with the employer
Entry-ish (p10)
$126k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$129k–$141k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$132,053
19 filings
Top (p90)
$146k
90th percentile
p10 $126k
median $132k
p90 $146k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

206 filings carry “Sr Engineer Software Dev” in the title, across 34 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr Engineer Software Dev”; 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.