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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Only 69 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Senior Software Associate profile (1,016 filings).
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69

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$129,500

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$72,384

25th Percentile

$88,608

Median (50th)

$129,500

75th Percentile

$185,099

90th Percentile

$249,580

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
VIASAT, INC. 5 $250,000 $190,000 - $307,951 100.0%
Escobedo Construction, LP 4 $72,384 $72,384 - $72,384 50.0%
Synopsys, Inc. 3 $141,056 $140,402 - $184,068 100.0%
General Motors Financial Company, Inc. 3 $130,000 $114,204 - $150,476 100.0%
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC 2 $197,424 $185,443 - $209,405 50.0%
GO Green Enterprises, Inc. 1 $41,954 $41,954 - $41,954 100.0%
LORSIV TECHNOLOGIES INC 1 $85,842 $85,842 - $85,842 100.0%
Oracle America, Inc. 1 $248,600 $248,600 - $248,600 100.0%
R.H. DOWNING 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
AJACE INC 1 $101,200 $101,200 - $101,200 100.0%
Signitives Technologies LLC 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
SOFTNET LLC 1 $98,904 $98,904 - $98,904 100.0%
Software Integrity Group, Inc. 1 $143,132 $143,132 - $143,132 100.0%
Sonus Software Solutions Inc 1 $104,083 $104,083 - $104,083 0.0%
Square, Inc. 1 $400,000 $400,000 - $400,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 31 $119,315 $41,954 - $400,000
Manager 3 $185,443 $182,805 - $209,405
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 34 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
BUDA TX 4 $72,384
San Jose CA 4 $217,722
Sunnyvale CA 4 $140,729
Carlsbad CA 3 $208,800
Warren MI 2 $122,102
Irving TX 2 $89,452
Nashville TN 1 $155,000
Orem UT 1 $104,083
Piscataway NJ 1 $101,800
Plano TX 1 $101,200
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Unspecified 49 $97,462
Software Development Management Unspecified 10 $218,661
Manager, Software Development Management 8 $175,398
Software Development Vice President Unspecified 1 $248,600
Software Development Engineer, Amazon Fulfillment Unspecified 1 $155,000
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 6 $151,060 50.0%
2022 5 $96,907 80.0%
2023 4 $153,852 100.0%
2024 10 $107,702 80.0%
2025 6 $199,703 83.3%
2026 3 $130,000 66.7%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
VIASAT, INC. 5 $250,000 100.0%
Escobedo Construction, LP 4 $72,384 50.0%
Synopsys, Inc. 3 $141,056 100.0%
General Motors Financial Company, Inc. 3 $130,000 100.0%
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC 2 $197,424 50.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.