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Sr Sw Engineer, H-1B salary

What 1,254 H-1B filings report for “Sr Sw Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$103k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Sw Engineer, typically $87k to $122k, across 1,254 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $117k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$87k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$92k–$115k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$102,669
1,254 filings
Top (p90)
$122k
90th percentile
p10 $87k
median $103k
p90 $122k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California452$117k+$14k
  • 2Washington58$105k+$2k
  • 3Georgia23$99k−$4k
  • 4Texas557$93k−$10k
  • 5Colorado130$92k−$11k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $103kfor 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 Sw Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Sw Engineer roles are Visa, CyberSource, and Cotiviti, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Sw 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

1,290 filings carry “Sr Sw Engineer” in the title, across 25 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr Sw 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.