Microsoft H-1B Salaries 2026
6,874 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Microsoft, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $176,915.
$176,915Median salary
$159,20025th percentile
$197,00075th percentile
6,874Filings
Microsoft H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 4,303 | $178,000 |
| Product Management | 327 | $188,100 |
| Applied Sciences | 276 | $184,640 |
| Technical Program Management | 208 | $182,750 |
| Data Science | 198 | $170,000 |
| Silicon Engineering | 145 | $193,778 |
| Data Engineering | 115 | $175,374 |
| Technical Support Engineering | 107 | $134,530 |
| Product Design | 73 | $176,240 |
| Financial Analysis | 65 | $145,000 |
| Product Marketing | 64 | $157,100 |
| Customer Experience Engineering | 62 | $171,862 |
| Hardware Engineering | 53 | $185,000 |
| Cloud Network Engineering | 52 | $182,382 |
| Digital Solution Engineering | 43 | $172,702 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 4,681 | $179,375 |
| Mountain View, CA | 554 | $203,867 |
| Atlanta, GA | 156 | $144,788 |
| New York, NY | 122 | $179,620 |
| Irving, TX | 95 | $143,334 |
| Austin, TX | 80 | $167,211 |
| San Francisco, CA | 59 | $185,000 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 55 | $215,000 |
| Charlotte, NC | 46 | $137,572 |
| Cambridge, MA | 38 | $154,308 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $149,240.
Recent Microsoft H-1B filings
Latest 100 of 6,874 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
| Certified | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $130,485 |
| 2026-06-30 | Business Planning | $187,480 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $221,979 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $192,322 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $159,600 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $136,880 |
| 2026-06-30 | Firmware Engineering | $180,710 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $187,827 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $129,030 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $220,800 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $198,578 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $134,925 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $156,600 |
| 2026-06-30 | Firmware Engineering | $207,850 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $171,600 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $176,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $156,500 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $163,165 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $214,906 |
| 2026-06-30 | Software Engineering | $220,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Data Analytics | $164,165 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $165,990 |
| 2026-06-29 | Data Engineering | $225,077 to $261,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Data Engineering | $163,322 to $234,700 |
| 2026-06-29 | Product Management | $223,142 to $304,200 |
| 2026-06-29 | Silicon Engineering | $240,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Product Management | $139,298 to $234,700 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $224,165 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $264,514 to $304,200 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $153,893 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $226,138 to $261,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $212,202 to $274,800 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $193,650 |
| 2026-06-29 | Business Analytics | $145,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $172,415 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $180,710 to $234,700 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $139,430 |
| 2026-06-29 | Technical Program Management | $169,525 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $180,710 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $174,380 |
| 2026-06-29 | Applied Sciences | $208,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $174,090 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $237,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Process Management | $180,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Technical Support Engineering | $149,476 |
| 2026-06-29 | Software Engineering | $158,400 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $173,300 |
| 2026-06-26 | Applied Sciences | $220,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Product Management | $111,995 |
| 2026-06-26 | Financial Analysis | $142,375 |
| 2026-06-26 | Applied Sciences | $219,444 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $233,550 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $186,409 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $212,202 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Product Design | $251,243 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $132,656 |
| 2026-06-26 | Digital Solution Area Specialist | $175,406 |
| 2026-06-26 | Technical Program Management | $197,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $176,622 |
| 2026-06-26 | Site Reliability Engineering | $170,588 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $210,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Supplier Delivery Management | $187,080 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $200,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $137,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $180,710 |
| 2026-06-26 | Technical Support Engineering | $159,157 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-26 | Applied Sciences | $170,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Hardware Engineering | $205,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | Technical Support Engineering | $117,776 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $153,662 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $181,412 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $194,800 |
| 2026-06-26 | Software Engineering | $251,900 |
| 2026-06-26 | Product Management | $135,270 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $210,000 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $137,700 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $190,178 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $134,460 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $180,710 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $118,400 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $143,372 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $168,160 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $154,950 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $194,032 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $172,415 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $168,800 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $214,639 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $192,459 |
| 2026-06-25 | Launch Management | $180,409 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $154,387 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $196,692 |
| 2026-06-25 | Software Engineering | $149,240 |
Employer names as filed: Microsoft Corporation. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.