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SW Engineer salaries

5,298 H-1B & PERM records for "SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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5298

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$116051

Average Salary

$48000

Minimum

$376031

Maximum

Active filters: Job: SW Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Palo Alto, CA $154319 - $174319 Green Card Feb 3, 2020
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Palo Alto, CA $154319 - $174319 Green Card Feb 3, 2020
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION STAFF SW ENGINEER Foster City, CA $154319 - $182100 H-1B Apr 16, 2019
VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC STAFF SW ENGINEER Foster City, CA $154319 - $182100 H-1B Apr 4, 2019
VISA U.S.A. INC. STAFF SW ENGINEER Foster City, CA $154319 - $182100 H-1B Mar 14, 2019
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $153929 - $210400 Green Card Aug 10, 2022
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $153906 - $209200 Green Card May 5, 2023
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION SR. STAFF SW ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $153795 - $198200 H-1B Nov 14, 2019
CyberSource Corporation Sr. Staff SW Engineer Bellevue, WA $153795 - $198200 H-1B Mar 12, 2020
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $153729 - $221400 H-1B Oct 18, 2024
INOVANT, LLC LEAD SW ENGINEER FOSTER CITY, CA $153608 - $200000 H-1B Jan 4, 2017
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $153587 - $188200 H-1B Mar 5, 2025
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $153587 - $188200 H-1B Dec 17, 2024
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. STAFF QA SW ENGINEER San Jose, CA $153300 Green Card Jul 29, 2022
VISA USA SW Engineer IV Austin, TX $153000 - $210400 Green Card Dec 12, 2022
Workday, Inc. Senior UI Engineer (SW Engineer/Front End)(.354) Pleasanton, CA $153000 - $229400 H-1B Jan 31, 2022
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer $152945 - $179900 Green Card Feb 12, 2025
APPLE INC. WEBKIT SW ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $152776 - $165000 H-1B Jul 10, 2014
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $152755 - $221400 H-1B Dec 11, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company SW Engineer Quality Assurance III San Jose, CA $152603 - $206500 H-1B Feb 25, 2025
ServiceNow, Inc. Full Stack SW Engineer, UX Platform - Builders & … $152440 - $182440 Green Card May 22, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $152206 - $191500 H-1B Dec 8, 2020
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Atlanta, GA $152131 - $198600 H-1B Jan 7, 2026
Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Cande… Staff SW Engineer Atlanta, GA $152131 - $225100 H-1B Nov 7, 2025
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Atlanta, GA $152131 - $188200 H-1B Sep 26, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer $152069 - $211300 Green Card Dec 18, 2023
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $152069 - $179900 H-1B Jan 30, 2024
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $152069 - $222800 H-1B Nov 1, 2023
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION Sr. SW Engineer Foster City, CA $152006 - $172600 Green Card May 17, 2023
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $194400 Green Card Jul 28, 2022
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $233900 H-1B Dec 16, 2021
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $194400 H-1B Jun 16, 2022
Visa Technology & Operations LLC SW Engineer IV Foster City, CA $151882 - $215400 H-1B May 31, 2022
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $194400 H-1B Feb 11, 2022
CyberSource Corporation Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $194400 H-1B May 10, 2022
CyberSource Corporation Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151882 - $194400 H-1B May 25, 2022
MACY'S SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. MANAGER, SW ENGINEERING JOHNS CREEK, GA $151654 H-1B Apr 12, 2019
VISA USA Sr. SW Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $151649 - $177800 Green Card May 31, 2023
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer Atlanta, GA $151600 - $242700 H-1B Nov 1, 2024
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer Atlanta, GA $151600 - $242700 H-1B Feb 18, 2025
VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC STAFF SW ENGINEER Foster City, CA $151491 - $182100 H-1B Mar 22, 2019
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Sr. SW Engineer Foster City, CA $151270 - $194400 Green Card Nov 22, 2022
Sigma Connectivity Inc. SW Engineer Palo Alto, CA $151200 H-1B Apr 14, 2026
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS LLC STAFF SW ENGINEER Palo Alto, CA $151112 - $182100 E-3 Jan 28, 2019
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS LLC STAFF SW ENGINEER FOSTER CITY, CA $151112 - $182100 H-1B Jan 11, 2019
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION STAFF SW ENGINEER FOSTER CITY, CA $151104 - $160880 H-1B Oct 15, 2018
VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC STAFF SW ENGINEER FOSTER CITY, CA $151009 - $163643 H-1B Sep 18, 2018
THE TRIZETTO GROUP, INC. VP SW ENGINEERING BOSTON, MA $150883 - $250883 H-1B Jun 3, 2010
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Lehi, UT $150738 - $177100 H-1B Oct 18, 2024
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Lead SW Engineer (fmr. Title: Sr. Staff SW Engine… Highlands Ranch, CO $150200 - $170200 Green Card Jul 7, 2020
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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