Software Development Specialist
Median salary
$119,342
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$110,198 – $129,210
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+8.35%
+5.06% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
124 filings
Software Development Specialist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$105,246
P25$110,198
Median$119,342
P75$129,210
P90$138,445
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$125,00015 LCAs
Level III$110,19853 LCAs
Level IV$122,30429 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Development Specialist 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 Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 56%Software Developers 27%Computer Programmers 8%Data Scientists 5%Database Administrators 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 55.65% | 69 | $106,517 | $110,406 | $123,026 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 27.42% | 34 | $122,715 | $129,138 | $138,725 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 8.06% | 10 | $107,487 | $116,771 | $128,195 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 4.84% | 6 | $115,450 | $116,238 | $117,090 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 4.03% | 5 | $117,000 | $125,947 | $131,747 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Development Specialist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntt Data Americas | 51 | $114,680 | +3.9% |
| Amdocs | 27 | $130,509 | +1.1% |
| Ntt Data | 16 | $110,198 | -0.2% |
| Ntt Data Americas | 9 | $113,048 | -3.2% |
| Ntt Data Americas | 5 | $115,450 | -0.7% |
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 Specialist47 LCAs · median $117,112