Software Development Engineer II H-1B Salary

11,276 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Development Engineer II (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $165,240; the middle half of filings fall between $149,240 and $180,600. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (7,073 filings).

11,276
certified filings
$165,240
Median base salary
$149,240
25th pct
$180,600
75th pct
$194,400
90th pct
$128,502
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$128,502$165,240 median$194,400

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20261,576$161,400
FY20253,022$166,400
FY20243,966$168,000
FY20232,712$162,800

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA3,260$158,850
Bellevue, WA803$159,100
Sunnyvale, CA766$183,400
New York, NY586$167,300
Austin, TX561$154,400
Santa Clara, CA472$184,662
East Palo Alto, CA272$180,000
San Francisco, CA272$179,400
Arlington, VA270$152,100
Boston, MA230$154,950
Palo Alto, CA207$184,662
Dallas, TX177$152,100
Cupertino, CA152$186,000
Irvine, CA132$153,674
Newark, NJ131$167,310
Tempe, AZ118$152,100
San Jose, CA116$183,375
Herndon, VA115$152,100
San Diego, CA113$154,400
Redmond, WA108$162,100

Software Development Engineer II salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Amazon.com Services LLC7,073$167,100
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1,949$165,400
Amazon Web Services, Inc.1,032$159,700
Amazon Data Services, Inc324$169,162
AUDIBLE, INC.209$158,100
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.78$184,662
Amazon Advertising LLC60$149,240
Twitch Interactive, Inc.52$169,508
IMDb.com, Inc.31$150,800
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.23$128,000
Pillpack LLC18$144,350
Annapurna Labs Inc.17$175,800
NetScout Systems, Inc.17$84,739
LivePerson, Inc.16$145,750
A9.com INC14$181,931
Bop LLC13$155,000
Mapbox, Inc.13$182,900
Zappos.com LLC13$155,000
Discovery Communications, LLC12$168,230
TechCorp Solutions Inc.11$145,000
McDonald's Corporation10$119,830
Workday, Inc.10$115,200
F5, Inc.9$136,620
CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG8$95,459
Goodreads LLC8$175,400
Remitly, Inc.8$160,000
Woot Services LLC7$179,700
CarGurus, Inc.6$146,950
DriveWealth Technologies, LLC6$167,500
Egencia LLC6$112,913
FLEXE, Inc.6$173,000
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC5$137,259
Capital Group Companies Global5$195,000
Fuelcomm Inc.5$160,000
Moderna Services, Inc.5$130,000
Amazon Media Venture LLC4$163,838
Hearst Autos, Inc.4$181,764
Highspot, Inc.4$180,002
Innovation Associates, Inc.4$79,272
Science Solutions LLC4$165,981
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.4$91,452
Amazon Studios, LLC3$174,000
Auger Inc.3$180,000
Consumerinfo.com, Inc.3$106,122
Criteo Corp3$124,922
DATACORE SOFTWARE CORPORATION3$100,000
General Motors Financial Company3$126,302
Luma Financial Technologies, LLC3$145,000
MetLife Group, Inc.3$98,000
Viavi Solutions, Inc.3$105,456

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer II-TEST $163,400Software Engineer II $126,000Software Development Engineer $150,000Engineer - Software Development $128,690Engineer II - Software $98,738Software Development Engineer in Test II $115,500Software Development Engineer I $129,000Software Dev Engineer II $172,600Software Development Engineer III $198,880Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer