System Development Engineer III H-1B salaries

Employers filed 159 certified H-1B applications for System Development Engineer III roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $173,833. The typical offer was 12% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $173,833
Middle half earn: $159,150 to $190,000
Top 10% earn over: $202,300
Certified filings: 159

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Amazon.com Services LLC	114	$173,566	0%	$159,812 – $190,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc	12	$163,981	−6%	$158,854 – $173,750
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	12	$164,700	−5%	$151,388 – $185,600
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	9	$155,418	−11%	$151,200 – $182,490
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.	5	$200,300	+15%	$186,800 – $200,300
Amazon Advertising LLC	3	$204,000	+17%	$189,550 – $204,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	3	$192,280	+11%	$189,190 – $196,540
1Life Healthcare, Inc.	1	$216,500	+25%	$216,500 – $216,500

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Seattle, WA	48	$163,862	$155,418 – $180,882
Austin, TX	22	$169,285	$158,575 – $200,000
Bellevue, WA	15	$163,862	$157,531 – $180,710
Sunnyvale, CA	13	$199,534	$173,900 – $214,800
Dallas, TX	9	$172,600	$165,300 – $190,800
Arlington, VA	6	$151,200	$151,200 – $174,668
Santa Clara, CA	5	$185,600	$185,600 – $185,600
San Francisco, CA	5	$200,800	$200,800 – $200,800
Cupertino, CA	4	$187,100	$173,850 – $200,900
Westborough, MA	3	$170,300	$170,180 – $187,450
Redmond, WA	3	$183,150	$169,284 – $186,675
Tempe, AZ	3	$182,050	$176,875 – $186,425
Nashville, TN	2	$169,000	$164,775 – $173,225
Aubrey, TX	2	$185,000	$185,000 – $185,000
Irvine, CA	2	$159,500	$159,500 – $159,500
Buffalo, NY	1	$162,250	$162,250 – $162,250
Los Angeles, CA	1	$186,100	$186,100 – $186,100
Lanham, MD	1	$129,200	$129,200 – $129,200
Jersey City, NJ	1	$162,250	$162,250 – $162,250
Herndon, VA	1	$151,200	$151,200 – $151,200

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	1	$128,502
Level III	122	$172,950
Level IV	6	$191,250

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	16	$184,045
2024	64	$170,914
2025	51	$172,000
2026	28	$180,710