Manager, Software Engineering
Median salary
$178,805
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$154,669 – $218,900
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.45%
-3.47% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
993 filings
Manager, Software Engineering pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$145,004
P25$154,669
Median$178,805
P75$218,900
P90$248,572
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$161,29342 LCAs
Level II$187,318135 LCAs
Level III$182,178225 LCAs
Level IV$178,400369 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Manager, Software 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 48%Computer and Information Systems Managers 45%Computer Occupations, All Other 4%Architectural and Engineering Managers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 48.24% | 479 | $153,301 | $168,405 | $193,588 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 45.02% | 447 | $169,335 | $200,000 | $237,234 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 4.43% | 44 | $136,666 | $150,296 | $181,131 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 | 2.01% | 20 | $161,798 | $184,423 | $212,557 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Manager, Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One | 131 | $178,400 | +5.9% |
| Wal Mart Associates | 100 | $158,262 | -6% |
| Paypal | 35 | $224,600 | +12.3% |
| Intuit | 27 | $233,291 | +16.7% |
| 23 | $234,233 | +17.1% | |
| Lowe S Companies | 21 | $154,669 | -8.2% |
| Salesforce | 18 | $257,984 | +29% |
| Optum | 17 | $145,018 | -13.9% |
| Mastercard | 12 | $138,000 | -18% |
| Dfs Corporate | 11 | $154,559 | -22.7% |
| Cox Automotive Corporate | 11 | $177,428 | -11.3% |
| Wal Mart Associates | 10 | $183,430 | -8.3% |
| American Express Travel Related | 9 | $186,324 | -6.8% |
| Computer Sciences | 9 | $135,660 | -19.4% |
| Dxc Technology | 9 | $128,854 | -23.5% |
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 Manager, Software Engineering500 LCAs · median $180,415
- Manager I, Software Engineering6 LCAs · median $125,424