Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

4,771 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Software Development Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Computer Programmers, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers.

$158,100Median salary

$135,80025th percentile

$185,00075th percentile

4,771Filings

Top-paying companies for Software Development Engineer

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

Company	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Intuitive Surgical Operations	4	$205,208	$189,919 – $205,208
TT Commerce & Global Services	4	$198,628	$155,250 – $246,005
ByteDance	6	$198,000	$182,250 – $254,250
Avalara	10	$193,732	$175,065 – $217,190
Adobe	470	$187,741	$154,250 – $220,000
Annapurna Labs (U.S.)	37	$187,741	$149,240 – $191,900
Bop	5	$187,700	$155,000 – $187,741
Nokia of America	18	$184,110	$150,551 – $205,046
Mapbox	9	$182,900	$182,900 – $205,000
Auger	22	$180,000	$157,500 – $218,750
Tesla	109	$177,133	$166,800 – $208,051
Woot Services	4	$171,820	$144,180 – $194,400
DriveWealth Technologies	4	$170,000	$157,500 – $177,250
Amazon.com Services	2,011	$165,600	$148,700 – $186,895
Autodesk	31	$161,637	$137,292 – $169,068
Amazon Advertising	21	$161,400	$131,100 – $172,200
LivePerson	4	$159,451	$153,226 – $166,658
Amazon Development Center U.S.	555	$158,720	$143,700 – $185,000
Audible	135	$158,100	$143,700 – $158,100
1Finity Americas	7	$156,998	$139,557 – $158,054
Amazon Data Services	109	$156,947	$149,240 – $185,200
Zoom Communications	32	$156,550	$149,541 – $168,583
Apple	18	$155,537	$150,237 – $186,081
Zappos.com	15	$155,000	$146,870 – $173,280
Amazon Web Services	270	$154,700	$147,638 – $180,710

Companies filing the most Software Development Engineer H-1Bs

Company	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Amazon.com Services	2,011	$165,600	$148,700 – $186,895
Amazon Development Center U.S.	555	$158,720	$143,700 – $185,000
Adobe	470	$187,741	$154,250 – $220,000
Amazon Web Services	270	$154,700	$147,638 – $180,710
Expedia	140	$137,259	$118,913 – $150,886
Audible	135	$158,100	$143,700 – $158,100
Amazon Data Services	109	$156,947	$149,240 – $185,200
Tesla	109	$177,133	$166,800 – $208,051
CVS Shared Services Resources	69	$118,793	$106,260 – $128,125
Workday	53	$149,240	$129,146 – $161,637
Environmental Systems Research Institute	43	$126,880	$121,961 – $139,256
Annapurna Labs (U.S.)	37	$187,741	$149,240 – $191,900
Zoom Communications	32	$156,550	$149,541 – $168,583
Autodesk	31	$161,637	$137,292 – $169,068
General Motors Financial Company	24	$135,000	$122,500 – $141,625

Top cities

City	Filings	Median
Seattle, WA	1,279	$158,200
San Jose, CA	395	$187,741
Bellevue, WA	345	$164,600
Austin, TX	253	$149,620
Sunnyvale, CA	220	$187,741
New York, NY	214	$160,805
Santa Clara, CA	184	$187,741
San Francisco, CA	132	$165,240
Newark, NJ	102	$158,100
East Palo Alto, CA	98	$184,576
Arlington, VA	94	$143,700
Palo Alto, CA	90	$187,741
Boston, MA	75	$149,240
Fremont, CA	61	$176,430
Cupertino, CA	60	$187,741

Wage levels

Level I24% · 966

Level II57% · 2,255

Level III13% · 532

Level IV5% · 194

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).