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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISA USA | SW Engineer IV | Austin, TX | $153000 - $210400 | Green Card | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | $152945 - $179900 | Green Card | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Full Stack SW Engineer, UX Platform - Builders & … | $152440 - $182440 | Green Card | May 22, 2025 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | $152069 - $211300 | Green Card | Dec 18, 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 USA | Sr. SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $151649 - $177800 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $151270 - $194400 | Green Card | Nov 22, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer (fmr. Title: Sr. Staff SW Engine… | Highlands Ranch, CO | $150200 - $170200 | Green Card | Jul 7, 2020 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $150000 - $170000 | Green Card | Dec 10, 2021 |
| THALES AVIONICS, INC. | Principal SW Engineer | Irvine, CA | $150000 | Green Card | Jun 14, 2021 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Systems SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $150000 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2020 |
| INOVANT LLC | Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $150000 - $170000 | Green Card | Aug 17, 2016 |
| BROADCOM CORPORATION | Computer SW Engineer, Systems SW | IRVINE, CA | $150000 | Green Card | 2011 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $148630 - $168630 | Green Card | Jul 2, 2019 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Software Eng (Sr. Sys SW Engineer) | Santa Clara, CA | $148500 | Green Card | Jul 6, 2020 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Sys SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $148500 | Green Card | Jul 2, 2020 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $148138 - $168138 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2018 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $148138 - $168138 | Green Card | Sep 6, 2018 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $148013 - $168013 | Green Card | Jan 29, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $148000 - $168000 | Green Card | May 10, 2021 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $147600 - $167600 | Green Card | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | Embedded SW Engineer, Senior | $147410 - $154780 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | $147368 - $211600 | Green Card | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $147368 - $211600 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. SW Engineer | $147368 - $149800 | Green Card | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $146931 - $167400 | Green Card | Oct 1, 2023 | |
| EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. | SR QA SW ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $146000 - $156000 | Green Card | Apr 7, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $145658 - $194400 | Green Card | Jun 30, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $145200 - $188300 | Green Card | May 11, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $145001 - $165001 | Green Card | Jan 5, 2022 |
| EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. | SR QA SW ENGINEER | Pleasanton, CA | $145000 - $160000 | Green Card | Apr 21, 2022 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Software Engineer-Applications (Sr Mbr of Tech St… | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $144830 | Green Card | Oct 16, 2015 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $144307 - $164307 | Green Card | Jun 2, 2020 |
| INOVANT LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $144200 - $164200 | Green Card | Nov 6, 2017 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $144040 - $164040 | Green Card | Mar 5, 2020 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $143700 - $163700 | Green Card | May 26, 2021 |
| LOGITECH, INC | Music Embedded SW Engineer | NEWARK, CA | $143645 | Green Card | Aug 26, 2016 |
| NCR CORPORATION | SW Engineer IV | Westlake Village, CA | $143500 - $187680 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2022 |
| MERITOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, LLC | BSW Engineering Manager | Troy, MI | $143000 | Green Card | Jan 11, 2023 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $143000 - $163000 | Green Card | Nov 11, 2021 |
| APPLATIX, INC. | Member of Technical Staff (SW Engineer) | SUNNYVALE, CA | $142938 | Green Card | Jun 13, 2017 |
| AVEVA SOFTWARE, LLC | Principal SW Engineer, Product Development | Lake Forest, CA | $142667 | Green Card | May 18, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer (Sr. SW Engineer) | Foster City, CA | $142579 - $162579 | Green Card | Aug 20, 2019 |
| LINKEDIN CORPORATION | Computer SW Engineers, Applications | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $142500 - $175000 | Green Card | 2011 |
| TIVO, INC. | Sr. SW Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $142376 | Green Card | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Morpho Detection LLC | Manager, SW Engineering | Newark, CA | $142100 - $160000 | Green Card | Aug 18, 2016 |
| MORPHO DETECTION, INC. | Manager, SW Engineering | NEWARK, CA | $142100 - $160000 | Green Card | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Cardtronics USA, Inc. | SW Engineer IV | $142002 - $188330 | Green Card | Jan 2, 2025 | |
| NCR Voyix Corporation | SW Engineering Manager I | $142002 - $188330 | Green Card | Dec 24, 2024 |
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