Engineer, Software Development & Engineering
Median salary
$126,500
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$92,290 – $146,078
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.84%
-0.28% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
156 filings
Engineer, Software Development & Engineering pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$88,088
P25$92,290
Median$126,500
P75$146,078
P90$153,358
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$88,08849 LCAs
Level II$114,4316 LCAs
Level IV$153,35848 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Engineer, Software Development & Engineering pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 92%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 91.67% | 143 | $91,406 | $125,844 | $146,078 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Engineer, Software Development & Engineering
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Cable Communications | 116 | $127,078 | +1% |
| Western Digital | 13 | $118,944 | -5.5% |
| Sandisk | 11 | $136,297 | +8.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Engineer IV, Software Development & Engineering58 LCAs · median $137,146
- Engineer III, Software Development & Engineering46 LCAs · median $88,088
- Senior Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)19 LCAs · median $136,297
- Engineer V, Software Development & Engineering17 LCAs · median $153,358
- Senior Engineer, Software Development Engineering8 LCAs · median $120,410