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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATERPILLAR INC. | Embedded SW Engineer Specialist | Chillicothe, IL | $132137 - $144137 | Green Card | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | $132100 - $211300 | Green Card | Dec 20, 2023 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $131900 - $151900 | Green Card | May 28, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $131759 - $151759 | Green Card | Dec 10, 2019 |
| VISA USA | Sr. SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $136400 | Green Card | Nov 4, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $165300 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $165300 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Sr. SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $136400 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $165300 | Green Card | Sep 21, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131685 - $165300 | Green Card | Sep 1, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | System Test Automation SW Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $131601 - $151601 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $131600 - $151600 | Green Card | Jan 28, 2021 |
| YAHOO! INC. | COMPUTER SW ENGINEER, APPLICATIONS | SUNNYVALE, CA | $131500 | Green Card | 2008 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $131300 - $151300 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $131250 - $144500 | Green Card | Dec 20, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $131250 - $144500 | Green Card | Dec 20, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $131215 - $151215 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2021 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $130830 - $150830 | Green Card | May 24, 2022 |
| YAHOO! INC. | Computer SW Engineer, Systems | SUNNYVALE, CA | $130700 | Green Card | 2011 |
| VISA USA | Sr. SW Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $130354 - $150354 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2020 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $130200 - $150200 | Green Card | Jun 26, 2020 |
| NCR Corporation | SW Engineer III | $130000 - $166320 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | May 27, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Oct 28, 2021 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP… | SW Engineer Senior | Orange, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Jun 6, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $130000 - $150000 | Green Card | Feb 13, 2019 |
| VISA USA | Sr. SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $130000 - $72 | Green Card | Jul 11, 2018 |
| SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. | Computer SW Engineers, Systems | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $130000 | Green Card | 2010 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $129238 - $149238 | Green Card | Jun 15, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $128960 - $148960 | Green Card | Jul 5, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $128898 - $148898 | Green Card | Jun 30, 2021 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $128898 - $148898 | Green Card | Sep 17, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $128875 - $148875 | Green Card | Mar 25, 2020 |
| SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. | Senior Manager, SW Engineering | MALVERN, PA | $128794 | Green Card | Dec 7, 2016 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer (Sr. Staff SW Engineer) | Austin, TX | $128750 - $148750 | Green Card | Jun 3, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $128599 - $148599 | Green Card | May 17, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. SW Engineer | $128502 - $158600 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $128500 - $148500 | Green Card | May 11, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $128100 - $148100 | Green Card | Jun 3, 2020 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $128000 - $148000 | Green Card | Jun 8, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $127980 - $147980 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2020 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127920 - $175000 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $175000 | Green Card | Jul 7, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $175000 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2022 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Sr. SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $144500 | Green Card | Sep 1, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $175000 | Green Card | Aug 15, 2022 |
| VISA USA | Sr. SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $144500 | Green Card | May 25, 2022 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $127504 - $175000 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2022 |
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