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Software Engineer I: H-1B salaries

1,419 labor condition applications used the job title Software Engineer I. Median offered base salary $113,000; middle half $90,000–$127,338.

Applications (LCAs)1,419
Median offered salary$113,000
Middle half of salaries$90,000–$127,338
10th–90th percentile$79,282–$138,875

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Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
United Services Automobile Association136$128,000
Pinterest, Inc.47$136,060
F5, Inc.45$115,000
RELX, Inc.41$85,000
Wayfair LLC40$120,000
Cummins Inc.37$86,050
Rocket Limited Partnership30$85,000
Chewy, Inc.29$120,000
Nisum Technologies Inc.29$115,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.28$133,957
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.26$114,500
TuSimple, Inc.25$101,109
Axon Enterprise, Inc.21$125,000
The Trade Desk, Inc.20$131,536
Penske Truck Leasing Co LP20$122,000
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC19$122,200
FIS Management Services, LLC18$93,025
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States18$124,750
Aurora Operations, Inc.18$128,230
Prodapt North America, Inc.17$83,658
Bentley Systems, Incorporated14$100,433
Blue Yonder, Inc.14$82,812
Indeed, Inc.13$90,000
Intelligrated Services, LLC12$81,892
Affirm, Inc.12$131,124
X Corp.11$160,000
Moloco, Inc.10$136,410
TORC Robotics, Inc.10$125,000
USAA Federal Savings Bank9$120,000
Cohere Health, Inc.9$95,493
Staples, Inc.8$87,500
Nextiva8$95,701
Digital Risk LLC8$77,251
Aurora Innovation, Inc.8$125,008
Intelligrated Systems, LLC8$78,496
Total System Services LLC7$75,000
Smartsheet Inc.7$120,000
Coalition, Inc.7$120,000
Akuna Capital, LLC7$120,000
Samsara Inc.7$130,250
Interactive Communications International, Inc.6$82,971
Rocket Mortgage, LLC6$81,250
zulily, LLC.6$128,250
Salesforce, Inc.6$162,674
Green Action Studio6$70,000
Ellucian Company LLC6$80,954
Klaviyo, Inc.6$121,485
TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.6$97,692
Mirra Health Care LLC6$78,374
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center5$105,000
Oscar Management Corporation5$143,569
Accolade, Inc.5$102,000
Toast, Inc.5$115,586
UiPath, Inc.5$127,338
DiDi Research America, LLC5$120,016
WarnerMedia Services, LLC5$106,642
7-Eleven, Inc.5$91,135
Electronic Arts Inc.5$117,998
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.5$73,590
Insurance Services Office, Inc5$100,000

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$100,000
Level II (qualified)$115,000
Level III (experienced)$125,824
Level IV (fully competent)$130,463

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 yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023377$110,000
FY2024332$105,206
FY2025371$121,900
FY2026301$114,125

Cities

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).