SW Engineer salaries
1,528 H-1B & PERM records for "SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Results Found
$108286
Average Salary
$51501
Minimum
$349000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTUIT | Staff SW Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $169950 | Green Card | Oct 22, 2015 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2021 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2021 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | $168000 | Green Card | Feb 8, 2025 | |
| MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES | Senior Staff SW Engineer | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2018 |
| Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. | Sr. Manager, SW Engineering | $167918 | Green Card | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| HARMANBECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS | Sr. Manager, SW Engineering | Novi, MI | $167918 | Green Card | Apr 5, 2023 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2022 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | Green Card | Aug 30, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | Green Card | Aug 8, 2022 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | Green Card | Jul 19, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $167475 - $187475 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167103 - $187103 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167103 - $187103 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2021 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $166200 - $176200 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | $165173 - $235900 | Green Card | May 21, 2024 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | SW Engineering Principal | Santa Clara, CA | $164800 - $247200 | Green Card | May 9, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $164000 - $184000 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $162951 - $211600 | Green Card | Aug 19, 2024 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161518 - $181518 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2021 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161518 - $181518 | Green Card | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $161518 - $184600 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2020 |
| VISA USA | Design Engineering Lead (Staff SW Engineer) | Austin, TX | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | May 8, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff Data Engineer (fmr title: Staff SW Engineer) | Foster City, CA | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | Dec 9, 2019 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Sys SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $160000 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2019 |
| AUTOMILE INC. | SENIOR MOBILE SW ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $160000 | Green Card | Apr 2, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Senior Software Engineer (Staff SW Engineer) | Foster City, CA | $158961 - $178961 | Green Card | Mar 6, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $158100 - $178100 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | $158080 - $172600 | Green Card | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2023 | |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | May 1, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $157997 - $177997 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2021 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $157706 - $177706 | Green Card | May 31, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $156970 - $176970 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2021 |
| BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. | Computer SW Engineer, Systems | SAN JOSE, CA | $156700 | Green Card | 2011 |
| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | Principal, SW Engineer | Chicago, IL | $156000 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $155709 - $190400 | H-1B | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | $155400 - $248600 | Green Card | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| NCR CORPORATION | SW Engineer IV | Fort Worth, TX | $155000 - $172530 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2022 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Sys SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $155000 | Green Card | Jun 24, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $154669 - $174669 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. | STAFF QA SW ENGINEER | San Jose, CA | $153300 | Green Card | Jul 29, 2022 |
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