Job titles
Software Development Engineer - Systems H-1B salaries
Employers filed 223 certified H-1B applications for Software Development Engineer - Systems roles between Jan 2023 and Apr 2026. The median salary was $172,784.
Median salary offered $172,784
Middle half earn $153,200 to $198,237
Top 10% earn over $204,280
Certified filings 223
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Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Cupertino, CA 140 $195,318 $169,085 – $201,805 San Diego, CA 28 $152,027 $146,328 – $171,080 Austin, TX 22 $147,882 $132,267 – $153,200 Sunnyvale, CA 9 $186,308 $150,778 – $201,805 Cambridge, MA 4 $133,702 $127,322 – $135,304 Elk Grove, CA 4 $167,180 $163,342 – $173,214 Cary, NC 3 $132,080 $129,854 – $132,860 Beaverton, OR 3 $124,600 $114,550 – $141,454 Culver City, CA 2 $182,967 $179,550 – $186,384 Seattle, WA 2 $186,399 $184,356 – $188,442 Cary, Nc, NC 1 $132,080 $132,080 – $132,080 Boulder, CO 1 $180,000 $180,000 – $180,000 Pleasanton, CA 1 $206,315 $206,315 – $206,315 New York, NY 1 $179,000 $179,000 – $179,000 Leander, TX 1 $157,800 $157,800 – $157,800 San Francisco, CA 1 $156,684 $156,684 – $156,684
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level I 1 $132,100 Level II 2 $108,743 Level III 32 $138,934 Level IV 46 $171,080
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 62 $175,040 2024 158 $172,784 2025 2 $183,704 2026 1 $132,100