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DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE salaries

431 H-1B & PERM records for "DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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431

Results Found

$114751

Average Salary

$57283

Minimum

$195000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
VALVE CORPORATION Game Developer, Software Engineer (Animation Spec… Bellevue, WA $195000 - $430000 H-1B May 6, 2025
SALESFORCE.COM Lead Distributed Systems Developer, Software Defi… Bellevue, WA $189280 Green Card Feb 11, 2020
Lucid USA, Inc. Technical Specialist Full Stack Developer, Softwa… Newark, CA $183310 - $203310 H-1B Dec 7, 2022
SALESFORCE.COM Senior Distributed Systems Developer, Software De… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $182000 Green Card Oct 25, 2018
Lucid USA, Inc. Tech. Spec. Full Stack Developer, Software Config… Newark, CA $180960 - $213100 H-1B Apr 7, 2025
SALESFORCE.COM Senior Distributed Systems Developer, Software De… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $176000 Green Card Feb 13, 2019
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Developer, Software Development MILPITAS, CA $175000 Green Card Jul 29, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Santa Clara, CA $172784 - $177968 H-1B Jul 25, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Milpitas, CA $172784 - $177968 H-1B Jul 25, 2024
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC Lead Developer, Software Engineering/Development New York, NY $168742 H-1B Feb 18, 2021
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Developer, Software Development (Sys) Milpitas, CA $168300 Green Card Aug 17, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) San Jose, CA $167000 - $187000 H-1B Feb 24, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Milpitas, CA $167000 - $187000 H-1B Feb 24, 2023
GLOBANT IT SERVICES CORP JAVA DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DESIGNER (SR. LEVEL 2) BELLEVUE, WA $165000 H-1B Dec 16, 2024
Lucid USA, Inc. Staff Full Stack Developer, Software Configuration Newark, CA $163613 - $225169 H-1B Apr 15, 2026
SALESFORCE.COM Distributed Systems Developer, Software Defined S… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $162000 Green Card Dec 27, 2018
OAK HILL ADVISORS, L.P., Applications Developer, Software Engineer New York, NY $160000 Green Card Mar 11, 2022
Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. Applications Developer, Software Engineer New York, NY $160000 H-1B Jan 26, 2021
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) NEWARK, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Jul 5, 2018
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) NEWARK, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Jun 27, 2018
Salesforce.com, Inc. Distributed Systems Developer, Software Defined S… San Francisco, CA $156749 H-1B Jun 1, 2020
T-MOBILE USA, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE BOTHELL, WA $155500 - $160000 H-1B Nov 7, 2016
Salesforce.com, Inc. Ld. Distributed Systems Developer, Software Defin… Bellevue, WA $155106 H-1B Jul 8, 2020
T-MOBILE USA, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE BOTHELL, WA $153920 H-1B Nov 2, 2016
SALESFORCE.COM INC. DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEFINED S… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $153774 H-1B Dec 8, 2017
SALESFORCE.COM INC. DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEFINED S… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $153774 H-1B Dec 8, 2017
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) NEWARK, CA $153171 - $170000 H-1B Oct 29, 2018
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) Milpitas, CA $152526 - $167935 H-1B Nov 29, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) Newark, CA $152339 - $167570 H-1B Mar 19, 2019
QPoint Health, LLC Lead Developer, Software $151757 Green Card Feb 3, 2025
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) Newark, CA $151677 - $163900 H-1B Mar 11, 2019
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION Senior Staff Software Engineer/Developer, Software Fremont, CA $150601 - $205200 Green Card Feb 2, 2022
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) NEWARK, CA $150000 - $170000 H-1B Oct 24, 2018
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. LOW LATENCY DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER JERSEY CITY, NJ $150000 H-1B Aug 29, 2018
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) Milpitas, CA $148500 - $181500 H-1B Mar 20, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Fullerton, CA $148049 - $148050 H-1B Sep 5, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Irvine, CA $148049 - $148050 H-1B Sep 5, 2023
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MILPITAS, CA $148026 - $174387 H-1B Feb 27, 2017
Globant IT Services Corp. Web UI Developer, Software Designer Hayward, CA $147588 H-1B Jun 8, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Irvine, CA $147497 - $151922 H-1B Apr 4, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) Irvine, CA $147497 - $151922 H-1B Apr 4, 2025
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) Newark, CA $147181 - $192500 H-1B Jan 16, 2019
T-MOBILE USA, INC. Principal Developer, Software BELLEVUE, WA $147000 Green Card Sep 29, 2014
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION SENIOR DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE JERSEY CITY, NJ $147000 H-1B Nov 2, 2017
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (SYS) NEWARK, CA $146326 - $160958 H-1B Jan 8, 2018
Lam Research Corporation Senior Staff Software Engineer/Developer, Software Fremont, CA $145246 - $153000 H-1B Mar 18, 2021
Lucid USA, Inc. Full Stack Developer, Software Configuration $145000 - $165000 Green Card Nov 28, 2023
Lucid USA, Inc. Sr. Full Stack Developer, Software Configuration Newark, CA $144726 - $164726 H-1B May 5, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys) MILPITAS, CA $144200 Green Card Mar 12, 2019
T-MOBILE USA, INC. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE ATLANTA, GA $143685 H-1B Sep 27, 2016
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