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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Apr 4, 2022 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167710 - $233900 | H-1B | Feb 3, 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 | Apr 26, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $167475 - $187475 | Green Card | Nov 14, 2019 |
| NCR Corporation | Principal SW Engineer | San Diego, CA | $167200 - $250800 | H-1B | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 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 |
| Zoox, Inc. | Sensor HIL SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $167000 - $186000 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment LLC | Manager, SW Engineering | San Mateo, CA | $166754 - $190000 | H-1B | Oct 6, 2020 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $166200 - $176200 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2020 |
| MIMOSA NETWORKS, INC. | SR. MANAGER, SW ENGINEERING | SANTA CLARA, CA | $166000 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2019 |
| Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Cande… | Staff SW Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $165705 - $258865 | H-1B | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Cande… | Staff SW Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $165705 - $258865 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Senior SW Engineer Quality Assurance | San Jose, CA | $165422 - $243000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $165377 - $211600 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | $165173 - $235900 | Green Card | May 21, 2024 | |
| Brightspeed Management LLC | Prin. SW Engineer, Full Stack, Digital & Omni Cha… | Charlotte, NC | $165000 - $185000 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Camp Systems International, Inc. | Manager, SW Engineering | Ronkonkoma, NY | $165000 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2023 |
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | SW ENGINEERING MANAGER III | PALO ALTO, CA | $165000 | H-1B | Jun 26, 2017 |
| LSI CORPORATION | QA SW ENGINEER PRINCIPAL | SAN JOSE, CA | $165000 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2014 |
| LSI CORPORATION | QA SW ENGINEER PRINCIPAL | SAN JOSE, CA | $165000 | H-1B | Mar 26, 2014 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | SW Engineering Principal | Santa Clara, CA | $164800 - $247200 | Green Card | May 9, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Chief SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $164800 - $263600 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | LEAD SW ENGINEER | Palo Alto, CA | $164674 - $214100 | H-1B | May 30, 2019 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $164112 - $198600 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Highlands Ranch, CO | $164112 - $242700 | H-1B | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Sr. Embedded SW Engineer, Platform SW Work | Newark, CA | $164100 - $184100 | H-1B | Apr 18, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $164000 - $184000 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS LLC | CHIEF SW ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $163991 - $216300 | H-1B | Dec 11, 2017 |
| INOVANT, LLC | CHIEF SW ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $163991 - $216300 | H-1B | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $163862 - $199300 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $163862 - $199300 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $163862 - $199300 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $163800 - $262100 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $163613 - $233700 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $163613 - $215300 | H-1B | May 22, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $163613 - $233700 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $257000 | H-1B | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Lead SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $243700 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Nov 4, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | SW Engineering Manager | Northridge, CA | $163550 - $195000 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $193800 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $210300 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $163550 - $199300 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2025 |
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