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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS

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

Only 21 filings match this exact title. Browse all salary records for “engineers” roles instead.
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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 2008).

21

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$90,896

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-72.7%

Filing Growth

11 → 3 filings, FY2008 to FY2011

13

Top Employers

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

$78,291

25th Percentile

$78,291

Median (50th)

$90,896

75th Percentile

$100,000

90th Percentile

$111,034

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 6 $78,291 $78,291 - $90,896 100.0%
Juniper Networks, Inc. 3 $111,034 $95,326 - $145,000 100.0%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 2 $92,448 $83,390 - $101,505 100.0%
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS DYNAMIC POSITIONING 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AMERICA 1 $95,327 $95,327 - $95,327 100.0%
ORACLE USA, INC. 1 $79,613 $79,613 - $79,613 100.0%
REALNETWORKS, INC. 1 $111,072 $111,072 - $111,072 100.0%
SONY ELECTRONICS INC. 1 $79,539 $79,539 - $79,539 100.0%
SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM SOFTWARE 1 $39,520 $39,520 - $39,520 100.0%
CAVIUM NETWORKS 1 $95,472 $95,472 - $95,472 0.0%
ZORAN CORPORATION 1 $105,789 $105,789 - $105,789 100.0%
CORE PROJECTS & TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 1 $100,000 $100,000 - $100,000 100.0%
Key Business Solutions Inc 1 $72,405 $72,405 - $72,405 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
SAN DIEGO CA 7 $78,291
SUNNYVALE CA 4 $108,411
SAN JOSE CA 3 $95,327
REDWOOD SHORES CA 1 $79,613
SACRAMENTO CA 1 $72,405
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 1 $95,472
SANTA MONICA CA 1 $39,520
SEATTLE WA 1 $111,072
POWAY CA 1 $80,000
ATLANTA GA 1 $100,000
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS Unspecified 16 $91,189
Software System Engineers Unspecified 5 $86,184
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
2008 11 $79,613 90.9%
2010 7 $95,326 100.0%
2011 3 $100,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 6 $78,291 100.0%
Juniper Networks, Inc. 3 $111,034 100.0%
Cisco Systems Capital Corporation 2 $92,448 100.0%
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS DYNAMIC POSITIONING 1 $80,000 100.0%
NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AMERICA 1 $95,327 100.0%
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: February 6, 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.