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Sr Software Application Engineer, H-1B salary

What 43 H-1B filings report for “Sr Software Application Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$145k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Software Application Engineer, typically $109k to $173k, across 43 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$109k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$136k–$160k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$144,988
43 filings
Top (p90)
$173k
90th percentile
p10 $109k
median $145k
p90 $173k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California33$147k+$2k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $145kfor 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 Software Application Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Software Application Engineer roles are Workday, Yahoo, Marvell, Parab Consulting Group, and Charles Schwab, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Software Application Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

70 filings carry “Sr Software Application Engineer” in the title, across 27 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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