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Software Development Engineer II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 8,544 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineer II roles between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $166,200.

Median salary offered
$166,200
Middle half earn
$152,100 to $180,356
Top 10% earn over
$194,400
Certified filings
8,544

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Amazon.com Services LLC5,293$168,100$152,100 – $181,977
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1,548$167,200$152,100 – $180,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.812$159,950$147,075 – $177,650
Amazon Data Services, Inc262$170,000$149,240 – $184,662
Audible, Inc.161$158,100$158,100 – $174,500
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.71$184,662$149,240 – $190,000
Amazon Advertising LLC50$149,240$135,200 – $171,182
Twitch Interactive, Inc.31$165,200$147,368 – $181,280
IMDb.com, Inc.20$147,500$129,376 – $156,225
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.19$130,000$125,000 – $135,000
Pillpack LLC16$144,350$122,970 – $157,025
NetScout Systems, Inc.15$84,739$82,056 – $90,896
Zappos.com LLC14$155,000$149,955 – $173,320
Bop LLC12$153,550$144,825 – $187,100
Mapbox, Inc.12$183,950$180,925 – $199,840
TechCorp Solutions Inc.11$145,000$145,000 – $240,000
A9.com LLC9$178,900$161,900 – $179,200
CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG9$99,457$92,148 – $110,100
F5, Inc.9$136,620$129,203 – $138,125
LivePerson, Inc.7$145,000$144,600 – $153,000
Workday, Inc.7$112,000$102,877 – $121,550
Woot Services LLC6$176,750$154,805 – $191,300
Egencia LLC6$112,913$108,077 – $125,814
Capital Group Companies Global5$195,000$195,000 – $200,000
Flexe, Inc.5$173,000$162,300 – $179,100
CarGurus, Inc.4$148,550$140,000 – $157,100
Highspot, Inc.4$180,002$171,865 – $186,294
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.4$91,452$86,731 – $94,264
Remitly, Inc.4$164,240$155,020 – $169,530
Hearst Autos, Inc.4$181,764$179,178 – $184,532
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC4$160,130$135,070 – $189,175
Luma Financial Technologies, LLC3$145,000$140,000 – $152,500
Auger Inc.3$180,000$180,000 – $180,000
Moderna Services, Inc.3$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Goodreads LLC3$165,240$165,220 – $189,970
Innovation Associates, Inc.3$81,720$79,034 – $86,458
Consumerinfo.com, Inc.2$102,804$101,145 – $104,463
Amgen Inc.2$127,194$126,097 – $128,292
CSC Holdings, LLC2$132,246$132,122 – $132,371
Premera Blue Cross2$122,094$118,889 – $125,298
Criteo Corp2$127,461$126,192 – $128,730
Amazon Studios, LLC2$169,500$167,250 – $171,750
Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.2$116,050$115,525 – $116,575
Experian Health, Inc.2$92,061$88,744 – $95,378
Expedia, Inc.2$107,412$106,704 – $108,119
Wyze Labs, Inc.2$147,500$143,750 – $151,250
Yahoo Holdings Inc.2$123,194$123,153 – $123,234
Yardi Systems, Inc.2$155,702$146,044 – $165,359
Ryzlink Corp2$106,683$104,488 – $108,878
Republic Finance, LLC2$142,500$141,250 – $143,750

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Seattle, WA2,798$161,800$151,950 – $175,000
Bellevue, WA717$160,600$149,240 – $175,000
Sunnyvale, CA639$184,662$175,000 – $197,621
New York, NY527$167,310$143,400 – $184,801
Austin, TX510$155,000$143,700 – $173,275
Santa Clara, CA472$184,662$174,960 – $194,815
East Palo Alto, CA290$183,650$175,000 – $200,000
Arlington, VA250$152,100$143,700 – $167,100
Palo Alto, CA214$184,662$175,016 – $196,298
Boston, MA207$155,000$122,970 – $171,750
San Francisco, CA181$179,200$165,200 – $194,700
Dallas, TX147$150,200$143,700 – $160,600
Cupertino, CA145$187,741$176,000 – $200,000
Newark, NJ121$158,100$158,100 – $176,000
Herndon, VA106$156,550$143,700 – $172,675
Irvine, CA106$152,100$126,942 – $162,675
San Diego, CA87$154,400$147,300 – $170,400
Tempe, AZ85$152,100$151,900 – $165,000
Redmond, WA73$165,000$155,000 – $175,000
North Reading, MA71$167,310$143,700 – $176,550

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I94$143,700
Level II8,027$166,200
Level III65$160,805
Level IV19$177,100

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20231,100$165,957
20243,833$169,200
20252,462$165,000
20261,149$162,200