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Software Engineer 1: H-1B salaries
133 labor condition applications used the job title Software Engineer 1. Median offered base salary $99,764; middle half $87,636–$113,400.
Applications (LCAs)133
Median offered salary$99,764
Middle half of salaries$87,636–$113,400
10th–90th percentile$76,996–$130,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Dell Marketing L.P. | 24 | $106,871 |
| EMC Corporation | 7 | $104,301 |
| Directv, LLC | 5 | $110,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 5 | $96,866 |
| N2n Services, Inc. | 4 | $79,500 |
| Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. | 4 | $83,000 |
| eBay Inc. | 3 | $126,000 |
| Bill Me Later, Inc. | 3 | $99,720 |
| Dell Products L.P. | 3 | $113,400 |
| Jump Operations, LLC | 3 | $225,000 |
| CMFG Life Insurance Company | 2 | $91,699 |
| Intelligrated Systems, LLC | 2 | $76,850 |
| Arcules Inc. | 2 | $88,878 |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 2 | $68,973 |
| Boomi L.P. | 2 | $92,040 |
| Economic Modeling, LLC | 2 | $65,250 |
| PayPal Data Services, Inc. | 2 | $92,228 |
| Agadia Systems, Inc. | 2 | $109,481 |
| Drexel University | 2 | $82,500 |
| Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. | 2 | $83,000 |
| Kaplan North America, LLC | 2 | $90,000 |
| Semgrep, Inc. | 2 | $130,250 |
| Dotdash Media Inc. | 2 | $127,500 |
| Best Version Media | 2 | $90,000 |
| Humana Inc. | 2 | $90,243 |
| ITW Food Equipment Group LLC | 2 | $78,160 |
| Alcamo Marketing, LLC | 2 | $90,000 |
| Allegro Development Corporation | 1 | $92,000 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | 1 | $95,000 |
| Flexport, Inc. | 1 | $140,676 |
| Brazen Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $89,000 |
| Typical Set, LLC | 1 | $135,000 |
| StubHub, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. | 1 | $115,000 |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $77,000 |
| BMW of North America, LLC | 1 | $89,253 |
| QuickBase, Inc. | 1 | $101,315 |
| IQVIA Inc. | 1 | $76,886 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. | 1 | $93,330 |
| Agileitservice LLC. | 1 | $76,960 |
| ClearCorrect Operating, LLC | 1 | $94,190 |
| Tri Ventures, Inc. D/b/a Aquent LLC | 1 | $87,776 |
| Braze, Inc. | 1 | $130,000 |
| Garmin International Inc. | 1 | $87,000 |
| Valassis Digital Corp. | 1 | $82,056 |
| Mellow Soft Inc | 1 | $155,605 |
| Zynga, Inc. | 1 | $121,077 |
| Gruve, Inc. | 1 | $71,510 |
| Rent-a-Center Texas, LP | 1 | $105,997 |
| Walgreen Co. | 1 | $111,142 |
| AvidXchange, Inc. | 1 | $97,612 |
| WP Company LLC | 1 | $97,157 |
| Public Partnerships LLC | 1 | $105,000 |
| Kintsugi AI, Inc | 1 | $120,000 |
| Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. | 1 | $79,269 |
| Kiewit Corporation | 1 | $99,807 |
| Abnormal AI, Inc. | 1 | $182,300 |
| Phasorgrid LLC | 1 | $76,500 |
| Consumerinfo.com, Inc. | 1 | $100,339 |
| MidAmerican Energy Company | 1 | $76,835 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $97,157 |
| Level II (qualified) | $108,077 |
| Level III (experienced) | $121,077 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $225,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 28 | $97,316 |
| FY2024 | 45 | $96,866 |
| FY2025 | 32 | $113,400 |
| FY2026 | 25 | $90,000 |
Cities
- Round Rock, TX11
- Austin, TX10
- New York, NY9
- Hopkinton, MA7
- Fairview, OR6
- San Francisco, CA5
- El Segundo, CA5
- Duluth, GA4
- Irvine, CA3
- Philadelphia, PA3
- Jersey City, NJ3
- Dallas, TX2
- Cambridge, MA2
- Seattle, WA2
- Chesterbrook, PA2
- West Chester, OH2
- Boston, MA2
- Parsippany, NJ2
- Los Angeles, CA2
- Santa Clara, CA2
- Bellevue, WA2
- San Jose, CA2
- Brookfield, WI2
- Troy, OH2
- St. Charles, MO2
- Blue Ash, OH1
- Mason, OH1
- New Yrok, NY1
- Arlington, VA1
- Berkeley, CA1
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).