Software Engineer I H-1B Salary

1,422 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Engineer I (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $111,036; the middle half of filings fall between $88,000 and $127,000. The largest sponsor for this title is United Services Automobile Association (136 filings).

1,422
certified filings
$111,036
Median base salary
$88,000
25th pct
$127,000
75th pct
$139,033
90th pct
$79,282
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
$79,282$111,036 median$139,033

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026286$107,971
FY2025388$120,000
FY2024360$104,650
FY2023388$111,161

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA82$119,203
Plano, TX69$129,358
San Francisco, CA64$133,842
San Antonio, TX61$122,000
Boston, MA60$120,000
New York, NY37$124,100
Raleigh, NC37$85,000
Austin, TX32$93,900
Atlanta, GA28$85,592
Tampa, FL27$119,050
Chicago, IL26$113,821
Bellevue, WA24$126,669
San Jose, CA24$127,152
San Diego, CA22$111,322
Irving, TX21$84,094
Jersey City, NJ19$103,210
Sunnyvale, CA16$134,257
Mountain View, CA15$130,000
Columbus, IN14$86,533
Charlotte, NC13$95,000

Software Engineer I salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
United Services Automobile Association136$128,000
F5, Inc.44$115,000
Pinterest, Inc.41$133,785
RELX, Inc.41$85,000
Penske Truck Leasing Co LP39$119,604
Cummins Inc.35$86,050
Rocket Limited Partnership30$85,000
Chewy, Inc.29$120,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.28$133,957
Dell Marketing L.P.24$106,871
Nisum Technologies Inc.22$115,000
Axon Enterprise, Inc.21$125,000
Wayfair LLC20$122,620
THE TRADE DESK, INC.19$128,502
Aurora Operations, Inc.18$128,230
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States18$124,750
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC17$122,200
Prodapt North America, Inc.15$83,658
Bentley Systems, Incorporated14$100,433
Blue Yonder, Inc.14$82,812
Affirm, Inc.12$131,124
Indeed, Inc.12$90,000
Intelligrated Services, LLC11$81,784
X Corp.11$160,000
Moloco, Inc.10$136,410
TORC Robotics, Inc.10$125,500
Cohere Health, Inc.9$95,493
Intelligrated Systems, LLC9$78,000
TuSimple, Inc.9$111,322
USAA Federal Savings Bank9$120,000
FIS Management Services, LLC8$107,500
Akuna Capital, LLC7$120,000
AURORA INNOVATION, INC.7$130,000
Coalition, Inc.7$120,000
Digital Risk LLC7$77,251
EMC Corporation7$104,301
NCR Corporation7$80,101
Samsara Inc.7$130,250
Staples, Inc.7$87,500
Total System Services LLC7$75,000
Ellucian Company LLC6$80,954
Green Action Studio6$70,000
Klaviyo, Inc.6$121,485
Nextiva6$95,850
Rocket Mortgage, LLC6$81,250
Salesforce, Inc.6$162,674
SMARTSHEET INC.6$120,500
Yerralpha LLC6$80,850
Accolade, Inc.5$102,000
Acorns Grow Incorporated5$148,818

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer I $129,000Software Dev Engineer I $129,000Senior Software Engineer I $150,000Principal Software Engineer I $162,999Software Engineer $135,408Engineer I $81,806Engineer, Software $116,505Senior Software Engineer $141,969Staff Software Engineer $175,000Software Engineer III $125,082

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