Software Engineer
Median salary
$139,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$111,738 – $180,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+1.46%
-1.62% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
8.1%
41,361 filings
Software Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$92,581
P25$111,738
Median$139,000
P75$180,000
P90$215,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$97,0006,000 LCAs
Level II$123,00016,590 LCAs
Level III$157,5818,166 LCAs
Level IV$200,6095,039 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Engineer 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%Computer Programmers 5%Computer Occupations, All Other 2%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%Data Scientists 1%Engineers, All Other 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 89.67% | 37,090 | $114,399 | $142,864 | $182,002 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 4.75% | 1,963 | $81,000 | $97,000 | $120,200 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 2.01% | 832 | $84,000 | $95,000 | $139,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.28% | 531 | $90,256 | $114,897 | $143,354 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.8% | 331 | $129,854 | $174,304 | $186,142 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 0.25% | 102 | $141,122 | $165,500 | $191,324 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.22% | 91 | $90,000 | $102,003 | $106,130 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.17% | 70 | $124,000 | $153,600 | $188,805 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 0.12% | 48 | $128,424 | $158,968 | $193,372 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 0.1% | 41 | $86,000 | $92,200 | $104,083 |
| Software Developers, Non R&D 15-1295 | 0.08% | 35 | $97,330 | $118,910 | $137,163 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.08% | 34 | $107,846 | $131,330 | $153,750 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 0.08% | 32 | $156,250 | $180,000 | $201,278 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 0.06% | 26 | $94,874 | $119,789 | $137,602 |
| Web Developers 15-1254 | 0.05% | 21 | $75,000 | $84,739 | $115,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 0.04% | 17 | $163,944 | $186,056 | $268,000 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 | 0.04% | 16 | $129,073 | $140,000 | $161,700 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 0.03% | 14 | $111,197 | $121,846 | $151,472 |
| Software Developers, R&D 15-1296 | 0.03% | 12 | $108,399 | $115,566 | $128,452 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 0.03% | 12 | $129,667 | $153,086 | $166,136 |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 0.02% | 8 | $101,590 | $130,000 | $141,449 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,054 | $194,000 | +35.8% | |
| Meta | 2,657 | $214,032 | +49.8% |
| Wal Mart Associates | 1,162 | $130,000 | -9% |
| Mphasis | 603 | $120,000 | +23.7% |
| Paypal | 600 | $150,957 | +5.7% |
| 500 | $170,000 | +19% | |
| Nvidia | 399 | $189,592 | +32.7% |
| U S Bank National Association | 387 | $127,629 | -10.7% |
| Intel | 382 | $142,649 | -0.1% |
| Skilltune | 305 | $98,400 | +1.4% |
| Uber | 280 | $203,600 | +42.5% |
| Bloomberg L P | 216 | $160,805 | +12.6% |
| Doordash | 206 | $178,058 | +24.6% |
| Bytedance | 181 | $205,000 | +43.5% |
| Capgemini | 172 | $132,134 | -7.5% |
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 Engineer9,043 LCAs · median $149,950
- Software Engineer II1,642 LCAs · median $129,308
- Software Engineer III1,626 LCAs · median $130,000
- Software Engineer I427 LCAs · median $117,998
- Software Engineer IV328 LCAs · median $157,123
- Senior Software Engineer I272 LCAs · median $157,600
- Senior Software Engineer II265 LCAs · median $160,650
- Software Engineer Senior246 LCAs · median $135,000