Software Dev Engineer I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 3,749 certified H-1B applications for Software Dev Engineer I roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $129,000. The typical offer was 17% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $129,000
Middle half earn: $129,000 to $135,400
Top 10% earn over: $148,400
Certified filings: 3,749

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Amazon.com Services LLC	2,002	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $134,800
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	1,227	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $141,900
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	256	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $134,300
Amazon Data Services, Inc	147	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $135,300
Yahoo Holdings Inc.	53	$126,090	−2%	$114,292 – $137,259
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.	24	$148,400	+15%	$129,000 – $156,075
A9.com LLC	9	$148,400	+15%	$148,400 – $155,800
Amazon Advertising LLC	5	$141,900	+10%	$141,900 – $141,900
IMDb.com, Inc.	5	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $129,000
CSC Investments II, LLC	4	$117,335	−9%	$114,178 – $121,000
Elemental Technologies LLC	3	$130,800	+1%	$129,900 – $130,800
Pillpack LLC	2	$132,350	+3%	$131,775 – $132,925
Woot Services LLC	2	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $129,000
Zappos.com LLC	2	$135,950	+5%	$129,725 – $142,175
Woot.Com LLC	2	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $129,000
Populus Group LLC	2	$145,558	+13%	$145,558 – $145,558
Goodreads LLC	1	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $129,000
Amazon Payments, Inc.	1	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $129,000
Wondery LLC	1	$148,400	+15%	$148,400 – $148,400
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	1	$142,000	+10%	$142,000 – $142,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Seattle, WA	1,831	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Bellevue, WA	345	$129,000	$129,000 – $130,800
Austin, TX	256	$129,000	$129,000 – $133,508
New York, NY	177	$141,900	$141,900 – $141,900
East Palo Alto, CA	139	$148,400	$148,400 – $148,400
Arlington, VA	134	$129,000	$129,000 – $130,800
Santa Clara, CA	132	$148,400	$148,400 – $153,150
Sunnyvale, CA	99	$148,400	$148,400 – $151,950
Boston, MA	69	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Tempe, AZ	54	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Redmond, WA	48	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Herndon, VA	41	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Dallas, TX	35	$129,000	$129,000 – $133,200
Mountain View, CA	35	$148,400	$144,195 – $148,400
Cupertino, CA	32	$148,400	$148,400 – $156,075
Palo Alto, CA	27	$148,400	$148,400 – $153,500
San Francisco, CA	26	$148,400	$148,400 – $148,400
San Diego, CA	24	$129,000	$129,000 – $129,000
Jersey City, NJ	18	$141,900	$130,787 – $141,900
Culver City, CA	18	$129,000	$129,000 – $136,125

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	3,553	$129,000
Level II	35	$128,502
Level III	4	$139,589

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

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