Software Development Engineering
Median salary
$181,100
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$153,090 – $212,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.8%
+0.65% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
738 filings
Software Development Engineering pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$132,267
P25$153,090
Median$181,100
P75$212,000
P90$219,663
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$147,40044 LCAs
Level III$146,30396 LCAs
Level IV$190,700177 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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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 90%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1%Computer and Information Systems Managers 1%Data Scientists 1%Mechanical Engineers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 90.11% | 665 | $153,493 | $181,100 | $212,202 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 2.98% | 22 | $148,661 | $155,252 | $173,206 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 1.49% | 11 | $144,102 | $155,709 | $173,419 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 1.22% | 9 | $211,107 | $231,230 | $248,643 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.81% | 6 | $161,951 | $173,213 | $179,532 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 0.81% | 6 | $156,031 | $158,995 | $167,249 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 0.81% | 6 | $114,041 | $126,038 | $141,329 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Development Engineering
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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.
- Software Development Engineering - Advisor I67 LCAs · median $139,692
- Software Development Engineering - Advisor II28 LCAs · median $152,744
- Software Development Engineering - Senior Professional II22 LCAs · median $127,602
- Software Development Engineering - Senior Professional I10 LCAs · median $127,771