Sr Engineer Software Dev, H-1B salary
What 19 H-1B filings report for “Sr Engineer Software Dev” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
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Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1LPL Financial19 filings$132k
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.
- 1Sr. Engineer, Software Developer29 filings$123k
- 2Sr. Engineer, Software Development24 filings$137k
- 3Sr. Engineer, Software Development & Engineering23 filings$123k
- 4Sr. Engineer, Software Dev. & Eng. - Full Stack Development13 filings$140k
- 5Sr Engineer, Software Dev & Eng - Backend Engineering11 filings$127k
- 6Sr Engineer, Software Development & Engineering - Full Stack11 filings$132k
- 7Sr Engineer, Software Dev & Engineering - Full Stack Dev10 filings$130k
- 8Sr Engineer, Software Development & Eng - Backend Eng7 filings$120k
- 9Sr Engineer, Software Development & Eng - Full Stack Dev6 filings$142k
- 10Software Sr. Engineer (Software Developer, Applications)5 filings$104k
- 11Sr. Engineer, Software Dev Test Qe4 filings$118k
- 12Sr. Engineer, Software Devlp & Engin - Embedded Eng4 filings$119k
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.