Engineer, Software
Median salary
$133,226
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$112,916 – $157,060
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-4.6%
-7.49% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
316 filings
Engineer, Software pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$94,789
P25$112,916
Median$133,226
P75$157,060
P90$173,800
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$90,20038 LCAs
Level II$117,02199 LCAs
Level III$146,45079 LCAs
Level IV$156,52934 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Engineer, Software 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 89%Computer Occupations, All Other 5%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 88.92% | 281 | $117,021 | $136,727 | $160,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 5.06% | 16 | $102,274 | $103,256 | $108,200 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 2.85% | 9 | $96,117 | $111,363 | $159,106 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Engineer, Software
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Mobile | 109 | $151,500 | +10.8% |
| Nvidia | 17 | $180,710 | +32.2% |
| Dish Network | 13 | $120,536 | -11.8% |
| Onemain General | 12 | $109,962 | -19.6% |
| Dish Wireless | 11 | $117,021 | -14.4% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 9 | $108,826 | -20.4% |
| Safeway | 9 | $162,843 | +19.1% |
| Eli Lilly And | 6 | $86,520 | -36.7% |
| Multiplan | 6 | $121,772 | -10.9% |
| Microchip Technology | 6 | $88,038 | -35.6% |
| Dish Network | 5 | $102,274 | -0.9% |
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.
- Senior Engineer, Software176 LCAs · median $146,725
- Engineer II - Software25 LCAs · median $102,274
- Engineer III, Software21 LCAs · median $114,754
- Engineer Senior Software15 LCAs · median $189,424
- Engineer I - Software6 LCAs · median $83,096
- Engineer, Software III5 LCAs · median $127,878