Development Engineer salaries
40,941 H-1B & PERM records for "Development Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.40941
Results Found
$122305
Average Salary
$27560
Minimum
$308000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet, Inc. | Staff Software Development Engineer | $252000 - $260000 | Green Card | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Staff Software Development Engineer | $252000 - $260000 | Green Card | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Product Development Engineering Manager | $251000 - $356500 | Green Card | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| Tesla, Inc. | Software Development Engineer – Eng | Palo Alto, CA | $250000 | H-1B | May 27, 2026 |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | $250000 - $265000 | Green Card | Feb 2, 2024 | |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer Manager | Cupertino, CA | $250000 - $277800 | Green Card | Mar 30, 2023 |
| DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | Software Development Engineer III | Bellevue, WA | $250000 | Green Card | May 16, 2022 |
| FLEXE, INC. | Principal Development Engineer | Seattle, WA | $250000 | Green Card | Jun 3, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineering Manager | Cupertino, CA | $250000 - $272400 | Green Card | Oct 15, 2021 |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. AMD | PMTS Software Development Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $250000 - $334750 | Green Card | Feb 27, 2020 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer - Security | Cupertino, CA | $250000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineer - Security | Cupertino, CA | $250000 | H-1B | Aug 3, 2020 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $249384 - $272400 | Green Card | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | San Jose, CA | $248648 | Green Card | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineering Manager | Cupertino, CA | $247462 - $342800 | H-1B | May 13, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineering Manager | Cupertino, CA | $247462 - $342800 | H-1B | May 13, 2026 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $247100 - $267700 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Zillow, Inc. | Principal Software Development Engineer | $246600 - $297700 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Software Development Engineer III | San Francisco, CA | $245200 | H-1B | May 25, 2023 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $245200 | H-1B | May 25, 2023 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $245100 - $272400 | Green Card | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer (118.3657.7) | San Jose, CA | $245000 - $260000 | H-1B | May 27, 2025 |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | San Jose, CA | $245000 - $265000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $244650 - $267700 | Green Card | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Clearwater Analytics, LLC | Principal Software Development Engineer | $243617 | Green Card | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | $243000 - $258000 | Green Card | Nov 11, 2024 | |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | $241000 - $256000 | Green Card | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | $241000 - $256000 | Green Card | Nov 4, 2024 | |
| ADOBE INC. | Software Development Engineer | $241000 - $256000 | Green Card | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | Software Development Engineer III | Sunnyvale, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2024 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $240000 - $272400 | Green Card | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | Software Development Engineer III | Sunnyvale, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | Software Development Engineer III | Sunnyvale, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2023 |
| AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC. | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III | SUNNYVALE, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $240000 - $263700 | Green Card | Aug 17, 2020 |
| WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Director, Development Engineering | Milpitas, CA | $240000 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC | Principal Vehicle Development Engineer | Tustin, CA | $238913 | H-1B | 2025 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III | SUNNYVALE, CA | $238770 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2025 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $238560 - $272400 | Green Card | Mar 8, 2022 |
| ADOBE INC. | Software Development Engineer | $238000 - $253000 | Green Card | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $238000 - $243000 | Green Card | Aug 12, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $238000 - $267700 | Green Card | Oct 19, 2021 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer Manager | Cupertino, CA | $238000 - $267700 | Green Card | Jan 25, 2021 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff Software Development Engineer - Eng | Palo Alto, CA | $236312 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $235657 - $272400 | Green Card | May 24, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $235657 - $272400 | Green Card | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Adobe Inc. | Software Development Engineer | $235161 - $250161 | Green Card | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| APPLE INC. | Software Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $235013 - $272400 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineering Manager | Cupertino, CA | $235008 - $298100 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Xilinx, Inc. | PMTS Software Development Engineer | $235000 - $320040 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2023 |
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