SW Engineer salaries
5,298 H-1B & PERM records for "SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$116051
Average Salary
$48000
Minimum
$376031
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokia of America Corporation | Senior SW Engineer | Westford, MA | $171544 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $171212 - $191212 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal SW Engineer, SD Branch Platform and Mod… | Santa Clara, CA | $170872 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $170872 - $185300 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $170872 - $184600 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2020 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | Mgr SW Engineer II (Engineer, Android Application… | BELLEVUE, WA | $170339 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | $170000 | Green Card | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | Alexandria, VA | $170000 | H-1B | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | AR/VR SW Engineer | PLANTATION, FL | $170000 | H-1B | May 26, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | SW ENGINEER SENIOR STAFF I | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $170000 - $210000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2018 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | SW ENGINEER SENIOR STAFF I | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $170000 - $210000 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2018 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | SW ENGINEER STAFF III | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $170000 - $190000 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2017 |
| INTUIT | Staff SW Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $169950 | Green Card | Oct 22, 2015 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2021 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $188300 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $225300 | H-1B | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $225300 | H-1B | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $220300 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Illumina, Inc. | Associate Director, SW Engineering | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $199562 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $220300 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $169472 - $194400 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2022 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $169157 - $202700 | H-1B | Dec 4, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | May 11, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2020 |
| FANATICS RETAIL GROUP FULFILLMENT, LLC. | Director, SW Engineering | San Mateo, CA | $168958 - $220000 | H-1B | May 27, 2020 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $220300 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2019 |
| VISA U.S.A. INC. | LEAD SW ENGINEER | Foster City, CA | $168958 - $214100 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Brightspeed Management LLC | Prin. SW Engineer - ServiceNow - Service Order Ma… | Charlotte, NC | $168254 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | LEAD SW ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $168210 - $188261 | H-1B | May 30, 2018 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | STAFF SW ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $168210 - $91 | H-1B | May 30, 2018 |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | $168000 | Green Card | Feb 8, 2025 | |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | Alexandria, VA | $168000 | H-1B | Dec 21, 2023 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Senior FW/SW Engineer | Redmond, WA | $168000 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2020 |
| 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 | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | Green Card | Jul 19, 2022 |
| 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 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | H-1B | May 10, 2022 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | H-1B | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $194400 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2022 |
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