Software Engineering Applications
Median salary
$185,769
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$158,735 – $205,482
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.66%
+2.45% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
637 filings
Software Engineering Applications pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$139,152
P25$158,735
Median$185,769
P75$205,482
P90$227,639
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$129,45012 LCAs
Level II$139,75022 LCAs
Level III$139,15255 LCAs
Level IV$184,974197 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Engineering Applications 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 94%Data Scientists 1%Computer and Information Systems Managers 1%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%Database Administrators 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 94.19% | 600 | $158,735 | $185,372 | $205,482 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 1.41% | 9 | $147,400 | $171,149 | $205,302 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 1.41% | 9 | $219,300 | $248,643 | $248,643 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.1% | 7 | $127,550 | $132,100 | $185,224 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 0.78% | 5 | $181,100 | $190,700 | $212,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineering Applications
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.