Associate, Software Engineer
Median salary
$134,900
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$119,800 – $146,500
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.77%
+0.62% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
705 filings
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 92.2% | 650 | $123,625 | $136,400 | $147,400 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 2.41% | 17 | $84,000 | $94,370 | $94,370 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 1.13% | 8 | $130,225 | $130,350 | $135,425 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 1.13% | 8 | $72,663 | $80,000 | $83,994 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.99% | 7 | $105,282 | $110,000 | $128,099 |
| Software Developers, Non R&D 15-1295 | 0.71% | 5 | $70,533 | $70,533 | $74,717 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jpmorgan Chase | 492 | $141,268 | +3.6% |
| Veeva | 28 | $130,250 | -4.5% |
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 11 | $88,546 | -35.1% |
| Hexaware | 10 | $94,370 | +0% |
| Hm Health | 8 | $95,471 | -30% |
| Jpmorgan Chase | 7 | $130,400 | +0% |
| Amgen | 5 | $111,300 | -18.4% |
| Penske Truck Leasing Lp | 5 | $101,963 | -25.2% |
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.