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Sr Software Database Engineer, H-1B salary

What 89 H-1B filings report for “Sr Software Database Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$80k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Software Database Engineer, typically $67k to $120k, across 89 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$67k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$69k–$100k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$79,500
89 filings
Top (p90)
$120k
90th percentile
p10 $67k
median $80k
p90 $120k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Massachusetts58$84k+$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $80kfor 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

91 filings carry “Sr Software Database Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr Software Database 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.