LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Sr Software Development Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Sr Software Development Engineer appears on 155 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 11 employers, which ranks it 60 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $158,875 a year (middle half: $140,155 to $186,000). The most common state is California (51).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $140,155 |
| Median (offered) | $158,875 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $186,000 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $139,152 |
The median offered wage is 14.2% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | 1% |
| Level II | 50 | 38% |
| Level III | 62 | 47% |
| Level IV | 19 | 14% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 51 |
| Texas | 35 |
| Rhode Island | 7 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Massachusetts | 6 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Tesla | 44 |
| Cvs Pharmacy | 40 |
| Workday | 22 |
| Aetna Resources | 12 |
| Caremark | 10 |
| F5 | 9 |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 9 |
| Procare Pharmacy | 6 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (155). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer 3 | 154 |
| Senior Full Stack Engineer | 160 |
| Senior Software Engineer/Developer | 163 |
| Software Developers | 147 |
| Senior Engineer | 141 |
| Sr. Software Developer | 141 |