SW Engineer salaries
1,528 H-1B & PERM records for "SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$108286
Average Salary
$51501
Minimum
$349000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Systems SW Engineer | $349000 - $359000 | Green Card | Jul 12, 2024 | |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. | SW Engineer, Compliance | Menlo Park, CA | $284665 - $304665 | Green Card | Apr 20, 2023 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Dev Tech SW Engineer | $283442 - $339250 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2024 | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | $273216 - $377000 | Green Card | Jan 4, 2024 | |
| Workday, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer - Asia Pacific (VP, SW E… | Pleasanton, CA | $237162 - $295000 | H-1B | Oct 22, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Manager, SW Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $235040 | Green Card | May 31, 2022 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | $220000 - $377000 | Green Card | May 14, 2024 | |
| The Northern Trust Company | Principal, SW Engineer | $206000 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Manager, iOS Mobile SW Engineering | $205537 - $219800 | Green Card | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | Redmond, WA | $200000 - $210000 | Green Card | May 8, 2023 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | SW Engineering Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 16, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead Data Engineer (fmr title Lead SW Engineer) | Palo Alto, CA | $200000 - $220000 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Apr 20, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 29, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 28, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer (former title: Staff SW Engineer) | Palo Alto, CA | $193610 - $213610 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and Mod… | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Systems SW Engineer | $190000 - $270250 | Green Card | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| VISA USA | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Jul 15, 2021 |
| TWILIO INC | Sr. SW Engineer (Data Platform/Pipelines) | San Francisco, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Nov 19, 2019 |
| INOVANT LLC | Lead SW Engineer | FOSTER CITY, CA | $188822 - $208000 | Green Card | Jul 28, 2015 |
| COINBASE, INC | Sr. SW Engineer, Enterprise Apps, Integrations | San Francisco, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Senior Staff SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and … | SANTA CLARA, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2022 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Systems SW Engineer (Sr. Systems SWE) | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Jun 30, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183744 - $233900 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $248600 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | SW Engineer (DevOps) - Sr. Consultant | $183310 - $227700 | Green Card | Jan 4, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. SW Engineer | $183310 | Green Card | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | SW Engineer IV | $183310 - $227700 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | May 9, 2023 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | SW Engineering | Austin, TX | $180000 | Green Card | Apr 16, 2023 |
| OUSTER, INC. | Test Automation SW Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $180000 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2022 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP… | SW Engineer Sr Principal | Alexandria, VA | $180000 | Green Card | Jun 3, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | Manager, SW Engineering III | RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ | $180000 | Green Card | Feb 26, 2017 |
| 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 |
| ROKU, INC. | Sr. SW Engineer, DevOps | Boston, MA | $178500 | Green Card | Jan 5, 2022 |
| PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC | Population Health Management North America SW Eng… | Alpharetta, GA | $177902 | Green Card | Feb 25, 2021 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $176800 - $196800 | Green Card | Apr 18, 2022 |
| SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | Distributed File System Sr. SW Engineer | San Jose, CA | $175000 | Green Card | May 23, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $174000 - $194000 | Green Card | May 25, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 | H-1B | Sep 26, 2019 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $171212 - $191212 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Science Applications International Corp… | SW Engineer Sr. Principal | $170000 | Green Card | Jul 22, 2024 |
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