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Sw Engineer, H-1B salary

What 124 H-1B filings report for “Sw Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$88k median H-1B base salary for a Sw Engineer, typically $69k to $125k, across 124 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $109k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$69k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$75k–$109k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$88,134
124 filings
Top (p90)
$125k
90th percentile
p10 $69k
median $88k
p90 $125k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California40$109k+$21k
  • 2Texas37$76k−$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $88kfor 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 Sw Engineer?

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

3,500 filings carry “Sw Engineer” in the title, across 247 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “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.