Software Engineering Manager
Median salary
$221,270
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$165,000 – $271,572
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.45%
-3.47% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
406 filings
Software Engineering Manager pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$143,550
P25$165,000
Median$221,270
P75$271,572
P90$284,622
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$165,00013 LCAs
Level II$194,07761 LCAs
Level III$223,64289 LCAs
Level IV$259,045193 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Engineering 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 57%Software Developers 19%Computer Occupations, All Other 12%Architectural and Engineering Managers 9%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 57.39% | 233 | $198,390 | $258,524 | $279,886 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 19.21% | 78 | $148,949 | $166,819 | $205,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 12.07% | 49 | $143,358 | $167,242 | $201,900 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 | 9.11% | 37 | $170,518 | $243,256 | $264,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.23% | 5 | $127,046 | $134,602 | $136,490 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | 125 | $275,000 | +6.4% |
| Meta | 16 | $266,000 | +9.4% |
| Meta | 11 | $266,000 | +59.1% |
| Cigna Evernorth | 7 | $175,037 | +4.7% |
| Wells Fargo Bank N A | 7 | $217,776 | -15.8% |
| Cigna Evernorth | 6 | $165,449 | -0.8% |
| Siemens Industry Software | 5 | $158,773 | -5.1% |
| Social Finance | 5 | $250,000 | -3.3% |
| U S Bank National Association | 5 | $144,310 | -13.7% |
| General Motors | 5 | $285,000 | +70.8% |
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 Engineering Manager37 LCAs · median $210,787
- Software Engineering Senior Manager29 LCAs · median $175,037