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SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 3)

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

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2009).

463

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$93,800

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-76.9%

Filing Growth

26 → 6 filings, FY2009 to FY2015

2

Top Employers

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

$80,000

25th Percentile

$84,100

Median (50th)

$93,800

75th Percentile

$105,500

90th Percentile

$115,000

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 3)
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Oracle America, Inc. 418 $95,000 $60,175 - $140,000 80.6%
ORACLE USA, INC. 45 $81,400 $71,386 - $103,000 82.2%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
III 463 $93,800 $60,175 - $140,000
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 463 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 463 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
REDWOOD SHORES CA 227 $99,600
SANTA CLARA CA 63 $91,100
MENLO PARK CA 26 $91,100
BURLINGTON MA 20 $97,825
NASHUA NH 15 $96,900
BROOMFIELD CO 11 $82,000
SAN FRANCISCO CA 11 $99,600
MINNEAPOLIS MN 9 $80,000
AUSTIN TX 9 $91,285
SAN JOSE CA 7 $100,000
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 3) with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 3) 463 $95,248
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
2009 26 $80,723 88.5%
2010 139 $91,100 79.9%
2011 115 $91,100 92.2%
2012 147 $106,187 91.2%
2013 18 $99,050 0.0%
2014 12 $100,300 0.0%
2015 6 $103,314 0.0%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 3)

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Oracle America, Inc. 418 $95,000 80.6%
ORACLE USA, INC. 45 $81,400 82.2%
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.