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SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PROD DEV - CAREER

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

179

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$125,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-30.0%

Filing Growth

10 → 7 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

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

$98,833

25th Percentile

$115,800

Median (50th)

$125,000

75th Percentile

$160,000

90th Percentile

$205,167

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PROD DEV - CAREER
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Salesforce.com, Inc. 4 $208,000 $170,872 - $220,000 100.0%
Wingskyline Technologies Inc 3 $114,900 $112,500 - $115,800 100.0%
CBRE, INC. 2 $147,496 $134,992 - $160,000 50.0%
EPAM Systems Inc. 2 $145,000 $125,000 - $165,000 100.0%
DATA GLOVE INC 2 $125,000 $125,000 - $125,000 100.0%
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 2 $107,321 $95,638 - $119,004 100.0%
Q2 SOFTWARE INC 2 $121,452 $118,000 - $124,904 100.0%
EQUIFAX 2 $111,208 $101,277 - $121,139 0.0%
COOL MINDS LLC 1 $110,000 $110,000 - $110,000 100.0%
DocuSign Inc. 1 $220,000 $220,000 - $220,000 100.0%
ECLINICALWORKS, LLC 1 $120,000 $120,000 - $120,000 100.0%
Elite Emanate LLC 1 $114,026 $114,026 - $114,026 100.0%
EPSILON DATA MANAGEMENT, LLC 1 $125,000 $125,000 - $125,000 0.0%
F5 Networks, Inc. 1 $120,931 $120,931 - $120,931 100.0%
Facebook, Inc. 1 $177,000 $177,000 - $177,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 23 $121,139 $66,000 - $206,459
Senior 17 $133,640 $84,850 - $220,000
Principal 5 $170,000 $134,992 - $262,422
II 2 $104,000 $60,000 - $148,000
Lead 2 $192,500 $165,000 - $220,000
Manager 2 $222,436 $170,872 - $274,000
I 1 $118,102 $118,102 - $118,102
Staff 1 $119,004 $119,004 - $119,004
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 53 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 53 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Austin TX 5 $115,800
San Francisco CA 5 $170,872
Richardson TX 2 $148,848
Iselin NJ 2 $125,000
HERNDON VA 2 $106,288
Lincoln NE 2 $72,425
Alpharetta GA 2 $111,208
Dallas TX 2 $137,228
Irving TX 2 $93,000
San Jose CA 2 $204,417
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PROD DEV - CAREER with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PROD DEV - CAREER Unspecified 37 $102,910
SR. SOFTWARE EGINEER 10 $115,864
SOFTWARE ENGINGEER Unspecified 8 $95,774
Sr Software Engieer 8 $123,379
SOFTWARE ENGINNEER Unspecified 6 $92,645
SENIOR SOFWARE DEVELOPER 5 $105,049
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINGEER 5 $108,190
SOFTWARE ENGIINEER Unspecified 5 $92,188
SOFEWARE DEVELOPER Unspecified 4 $101,038
STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINGEER 3 $109,000
SOFRWARE DEVELOPER Unspecified 3 $90,993
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINNEER 3 $99,192
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (STAFF EINGINEER) 2 $95,555
Software Engineering Developer/Engineer Unspecified 2 $141,438
Software Engineer in Test - Career Unspecified 2 $121,452
SENIOR SOFTWARE EENGINEER 2 $86,250
Principal Software Engineeer 2 $135,000
SOFTWARE ENGINEERE Unspecified 2 $116,287
SOFTWARE ENGINEERF Unspecified 2 $72,000
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERI 2 $142,168
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 10 $170,872 100.0%
2022 14 $125,000 78.6%
2023 8 $136,344 75.0%
2024 8 $168,142 87.5%
2025 7 $114,900 85.7%
2026 6 $122,787 83.3%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PROD DEV - CAREER

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Salesforce.com, Inc. 4 $208,000 100.0%
Wingskyline Technologies Inc 3 $114,900 100.0%
CBRE, INC. 2 $147,496 50.0%
EPAM Systems Inc. 2 $145,000 100.0%
DATA GLOVE INC 2 $125,000 100.0%
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.