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Software Engineering Systems H-1B salaries

Employers filed 819 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineering Systems roles between Mar 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $177,154.

Median salary offered
$177,154
Middle half earn
$152,963 to $205,132
Top 10% earn over
$226,158
Certified filings
819

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Apple Inc.813$177,154$152,963 – $205,132
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company3$127,000$124,000 – $127,000
Apple Payments Services LLC1$132,267$132,267 – $132,267
Apple Processing LLC1$160,805$160,805 – $160,805
Meta Platforms, Inc1$175,000$175,000 – $175,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Cupertino, CA515$181,100$156,968 – $206,122
San Diego, CA124$157,581$151,018 – $177,154
Sunnyvale, CA68$186,124$159,701 – $206,452
Austin, TX44$157,800$155,709 – $163,550
Seattle, WA16$210,251$190,486 – $212,202
Santa Clara, CA7$205,132$201,710 – $216,148
San Francisco, CA6$213,512$209,228 – $213,512
Waltham, MA6$147,846$147,846 – $147,846
Elk Grove, CA4$171,018$168,164 – $175,014
New York, NY4$170,394$158,558 – $187,986
Beaverton, OR3$135,200$135,200 – $135,314
Culver City, CA3$171,600$171,600 – $173,867
Cambridge, MA3$139,788$134,044 – $143,817
Fuquay Varina, NC2$159,874$158,561 – $161,187
Pflugerville, TX2$139,750$135,925 – $143,575
Cary, NC2$143,478$137,779 – $149,178
Andover, MA2$124,000$122,500 – $125,500
Cupertino Ca, CA1$226,158$226,158 – $226,158
Austin, Tx, TX1$163,550$163,550 – $163,550
Los Angeles, CA1$201,300$201,300 – $201,300

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I13$149,365
Level II29$147,400
Level III69$152,027
Level IV198$196,377

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2024121$177,154
2025491$176,134
2026207$181,100