Software Developer
Median salary
$109,283
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$96,500 – $125,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.88%
+2.67% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
4.1%
21,111 filings
Software Developer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$84,635
P25$96,500
Median$109,283
P75$125,000
P90$148,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$88,0004,769 LCAs
Level II$110,24012,966 LCAs
Level III$135,2002,160 LCAs
Level IV$162,500724 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Developer 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 97%Computer Programmers 2%Computer Occupations, All Other 0%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 0%Computer Systems Analysts 0%Web Developers 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 97.11% | 20,500 | $97,200 | $109,845 | $125,686 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.78% | 375 | $78,708 | $86,000 | $96,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 0.25% | 53 | $81,000 | $92,647 | $114,500 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.2% | 43 | $84,063 | $92,000 | $112,142 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.16% | 33 | $88,712 | $98,925 | $101,920 |
| Web Developers 15-1254 | 0.14% | 30 | $72,694 | $77,917 | $81,708 |
| Software Developers, Non R&D 15-1295 | 0.09% | 20 | $85,101 | $97,647 | $100,807 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.05% | 10 | $86,500 | $96,704 | $128,750 |
| Software Developers, R&D 15-1296 | 0.04% | 8 | $96,074 | $117,206 | $131,923 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.03% | 7 | $116,240 | $122,949 | $134,659 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 | 0.03% | 6 | $66,878 | $86,755 | $94,556 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 0.02% | 5 | $68,349 | $85,176 | $95,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Developer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U S | 1,007 | $169,500 | +54.3% |
| Compunnel Software | 910 | $120,000 | +9.2% |
| Randstad Digital | 481 | $130,000 | +18.4% |
| Oracle | 422 | $135,969 | +23.8% |
| Ltimindtree | 396 | $108,524 | -1.2% |
| Cgi And | 275 | $115,000 | +4.7% |
| Kforce | 275 | $112,923 | +2.8% |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 265 | $114,754 | +4.5% |
| Mastech Digital | 183 | $112,445 | +2.4% |
| Apple | 122 | $158,268 | +44.1% |
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 117 | $108,556 | -1.2% |
| Htc Global | 102 | $114,504 | +4.2% |
| IBM | 102 | $189,056 | +72.1% |
| Paycom Payroll | 93 | $110,000 | +0.1% |
| Digipulse | 88 | $140,000 | +27.5% |
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 Software Developer1,724 LCAs · median $126,040
- Software Developer II226 LCAs · median $110,698
- Software Developer, Systems Software128 LCAs · median $106,581
- Software Developer, Applications95 LCAs · median $105,976
- Software Developer I87 LCAs · median $84,448
- Software Developer III60 LCAs · median $127,806
- Software Developer Senior40 LCAs · median $126,589
- Software Developer (Java)27 LCAs · median $106,000