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SOFTWARE ENGINEER (TECH Y!, SOFTWARE DEV ENGINEER)

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

Only 33 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Software Dev Engineer II profile (5,825 filings).
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Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2011).

33

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$87,100

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-92.9%

Filing Growth

14 → 1 filings, FY2011 to FY2014

1

Top Employers

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

$79,868

25th Percentile

$84,100

Median (50th)

$87,100

75th Percentile

$92,000

90th Percentile

$103,587

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE ENGINEER (TECH Y!, SOFTWARE DEV ENGINEER)
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
YAHOO! INC. 33 $87,100 $62,600 - $130,600 60.6%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 28 $87,100 $62,600 - $103,709
Senior 4 $106,550 $84,100 - $122,500
Principal 1 $130,600 $130,600 - $130,600
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 33 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
SUNNYVALE CA 22 $87,100
SANTA CLARA CA 9 $87,100
CHAMPAIGN IL 1 $74,600
HILLSBORO OR 1 $62,600
Related Roles & Career Progression
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2011 14 $87,100 92.9%
2012 10 $87,100 70.0%
2013 8 $85,608 0.0%
2014 1 $79,102 0.0%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE ENGINEER (TECH Y!, SOFTWARE DEV ENGINEER)

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
YAHOO! INC. 33 $87,100 60.6%
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.