Software Development Manager
Median salary
$176,116
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$145,924 – $209,079
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+6.34%
+3.12% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
186 filings
Software Development Manager pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$124,432
P25$145,924
Median$176,116
P75$209,079
P90$250,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$135,00010 LCAs
Level II$182,01242 LCAs
Level III$150,00031 LCAs
Level IV$171,74471 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Development Manager 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.
Computer and Information Systems Managers 43%Software Developers 37%Computer Occupations, All Other 12%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 43.01% | 80 | $176,410 | $200,703 | $237,136 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 37.1% | 69 | $145,900 | $161,886 | $191,512 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 11.83% | 22 | $122,866 | $130,909 | $162,082 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.23% | 6 | $119,776 | $126,329 | $128,965 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Development Manager
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | 28 | $219,209 | +9.2% |
| Amazon | 20 | $204,150 | +1.7% |
| Oracle | 19 | $161,886 | +0% |
| Experian Information | 6 | $171,308 | +5.8% |
| Chewy | 6 | $192,319 | +18.8% |
| Ntt Data Americas | 5 | $128,794 | +2% |
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 Senior Manager34 LCAs · median $215,041
- Software Development Manager III22 LCAs · median $204,820
- Senior Software Development Manager7 LCAs · median $236,239