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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
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. SW ENGINEER STAFF III BELLEVUE, WA $180000 - $190000 H-1B Jan 23, 2017
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. Manager, SW Engineering III RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ $180000 Green Card Feb 26, 2017
NCR Corporation SW Engineering Manager II Redwood City, CA $179469 - $182400 H-1B Dec 2, 2020
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Lead SW Engineer Foster City, CA $179400 - $233900 Green Card Sep 13, 2022
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Lead SW Engineer Foster City, CA $179400 - $233900 Green Card Jul 28, 2022
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc. Director, SW Engineering Novi, MI $178690 H-1B Mar 21, 2023
ROKU, INC. Sr. SW Engineer, DevOps Boston, MA $178500 Green Card Jan 5, 2022
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Foster City, CA $178400 - $285500 H-1B Sep 10, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $178400 - $285500 H-1B Jan 31, 2025
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC Population Health Management North America SW Eng… Alpharetta, GA $177902 Green Card Feb 25, 2021
Auris Health Inc Senior Robotics & Control SW Engineer Santa Clara, CA $176800 H-1B Jun 3, 2024
VISA USA Staff SW Engineer Palo Alto, CA $176800 - $196800 Green Card Apr 18, 2022
TikTok Inc. Backend SW Engineer, TikTok LIVE – Foundation - G… San Jose, CA $175000 H-1B Jun 19, 2024
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Distributed File System Sr. SW Engineer San Jose, CA $175000 Green Card May 23, 2022
FANATICS RETAIL GROUP FULFILLMENT, LLC Sr. Manager, SW Engineering San Mateo, CA $174678 - $185000 H-1B Jul 22, 2021
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Lead SW Engineer Foster City, CA $174000 - $194000 Green Card May 25, 2021
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Ashburn, VA $173763 - $257000 H-1B May 23, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B Apr 2, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B Jan 21, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B Feb 18, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B Mar 11, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B May 8, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $22140000 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
CyberSource Corporation Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B May 14, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $221400 H-1B May 14, 2025
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Sr. Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $173638 - $262100 H-1B Sep 9, 2024
FANATICS RETAIL GROUP FULFILLMENT, LLC Sr Manager, SW Engineering San Mateo, CA $173451 - $205200 H-1B Apr 18, 2023
Science Applications International Corp… SW Engineer Principal Brambleton, VA $173349 H-1B Feb 5, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Apr 29, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Feb 10, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Mar 25, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Sr. Staff SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Dec 2, 2025
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Mar 3, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Jan 26, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Nov 13, 2025
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Jun 16, 2026
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Dec 12, 2025
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B May 29, 2026
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B May 5, 2026
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Lead SW Engineer Austin, TX $173100 - $276800 H-1B Mar 25, 2026
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Palo Alto, CA $173000 - $193000 Green Card Jul 1, 2020
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC Staff SW Engineer Austin, TX $173000 - $204900 Green Card May 6, 2023
Workday, Inc. Sr. Tableau Engineer (SW Engineer/ SW Dev Enginee… Pleasanton, CA $172931 - $240000 H-1B Sep 13, 2024
Extreme Networks, Inc. Principal QA SW Engineer San Jose, CA $172931 - $183000 H-1B Jul 29, 2024
Nokia of America Corporation Principal Embedded SW Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $172640 - $232757 Green Card Jun 25, 2020
NURO, INC. SW ENGINEER (INTERNAL TITLE: HEAD OF MAPPING & LO… Mountain View, CA $172640 - $200000 E-3 Sep 26, 2019
CyberSource Corporation Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $172178 - $233700 H-1B Mar 3, 2026
Visa U.S.A. Inc. Staff SW Engineer Foster City, CA $172178 - $233700 H-1B Feb 18, 2026
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Senior DevOps SW Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $172000 H-1B Nov 4, 2021
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