Senior Software Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 25,692 certified H-1B applications for Senior Software Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $147,368.

Median salary offered: $147,368
Middle half earn: $126,880 to $175,000
Top 10% earn over: $207,000
Certified filings: 25,692

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.	2,070	$150,080	$132,980 – $153,301
LinkedIn Corporation	626	$158,722	$153,000 – $181,272
U.S. Bank National Association	492	$134,220	$127,360 – $147,648
Uber Technologies, Inc.	483	$209,800	$201,700 – $220,100
Optum Services, Inc.	415	$123,938	$116,438 – $132,080
PayPal, Inc.	380	$168,200	$154,504 – $183,826
Bloomberg L.P.	360	$151,819	$151,819 – $160,805
Lowe's Companies, Inc.	299	$133,536	$128,232 – $134,347
Google LLC	298	$223,000	$215,000 – $236,000
Mastercard Technologies, LLC	278	$115,000	$115,000 – $115,000
Intuit Inc.	247	$157,581	$146,221 – $177,877
ServiceNow, Inc.	240	$155,965	$152,027 – $162,391
General Motors	221	$146,417	$135,200 – $160,000
The MathWorks, Inc.	210	$147,846	$135,304 – $154,606
Snowflake Inc.	199	$200,000	$190,486 – $212,202
DocuSign Inc.	192	$199,534	$180,710 – $213,512
Databricks, Inc.	179	$181,293	$175,000 – $199,534
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	168	$126,880	$121,597 – $126,880
GlobalLogic Inc.	168	$114,754	$105,997 – $126,942
Home Depot Management Company LLC	168	$139,020	$134,380 – $144,806
Roblox Corporation	160	$254,765	$227,370 – $273,070
Roku, Inc.	142	$226,158	$208,288 – $283,442
Airbnb, Inc.	142	$185,000	$185,000 – $191,000
Pinterest, Inc.	123	$187,741	$162,796 – $212,202
Humana Inc.	121	$128,586	$118,377 – $132,109
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.	115	$137,350	$133,000 – $142,496
Confluent, Inc.	103	$186,891	$166,337 – $215,127
Randstad Digital, LLC	93	$140,000	$130,000 – $150,000
Deere & Company	93	$129,210	$123,000 – $135,500
EPAM Systems Inc.	93	$113,000	$106,000 – $125,500
Robert Bosch LLC	92	$138,486	$133,248 – $145,641
Social Finance, LLC	91	$200,000	$184,916 – $210,000
Tesla, Inc.	88	$168,100	$162,864 – $180,307
Atlassian US, Inc.	87	$199,534	$180,908 – $207,875
Robinhood Markets, Inc.	85	$206,315	$190,000 – $216,600
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	84	$167,154	$159,921 – $177,012
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	79	$135,632	$130,117 – $145,669
Coinbase, Inc.	79	$218,900	$212,500 – $218,900
Maplebear Inc.	78	$200,000	$190,000 – $230,000
Publix Super Markets, Inc.	76	$149,662	$144,563 – $155,000
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC	75	$140,000	$132,830 – $151,514
Ford Motor Company	72	$132,350	$123,781 – $150,060
Red Hat, Inc.	66	$146,993	$126,818 – $160,000
Cotiviti, Inc.	66	$125,800	$118,719 – $133,862
Mastercard International Incorporated	65	$115,000	$112,000 – $123,656
Southwest Airlines Co.	64	$149,781	$139,464 – $149,781
Zoox Inc.	62	$213,512	$206,486 – $217,000
Visa Technology & Operations LLC	62	$114,754	$108,826 – $124,428
Atos Syntel Inc	62	$90,000	$80,000 – $117,815
The Kroger Company	61	$130,840	$126,000 – $136,525

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Sunnyvale, CA	1,550	$153,301	$150,762 – $190,775
San Francisco, CA	1,271	$191,889	$180,960 – $213,840
New York, NY	1,150	$164,956	$151,819 – $200,000
Bentonville, AR	987	$132,731	$125,780 – $140,888
San Jose, CA	737	$186,073	$165,000 – $218,900
Charlotte, NC	617	$133,536	$128,232 – $134,347
Seattle, WA	615	$190,486	$172,000 – $211,900
Austin, TX	590	$140,000	$127,000 – $159,418
Irving, TX	549	$130,000	$112,923 – $142,563
Mountain View, CA	531	$197,600	$181,293 – $222,000
Bellevue, WA	515	$183,075	$163,862 – $200,000
Chicago, IL	392	$137,879	$123,614 – $153,317
Atlanta, GA	382	$134,052	$127,314 – $144,821
Santa Clara, CA	370	$158,936	$151,228 – $184,662
Dallas, TX	355	$138,189	$120,328 – $149,781
San Diego, CA	355	$126,942	$121,597 – $152,027
O'Fallon, MO	319	$115,000	$115,000 – $115,000
San Mateo, CA	304	$222,910	$190,000 – $255,200
Palo Alto, CA	303	$195,000	$183,205 – $206,886
Plano, TX	298	$127,878	$105,997 – $140,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	508	$110,000
Level II	6,539	$122,720
Level III	9,372	$147,272
Level IV	4,977	$168,417

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	2,031	$140,000
2024	9,523	$142,563
2025	9,112	$148,676
2026	5,026	$154,100