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Software Design Engineer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

90

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$116,277

Median Salary

National Average

-45.5%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$82,410

25th Percentile

$93,184

Median (50th)

$112,736

75th Percentile

$131,000

90th Percentile

$162,869

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Top Employers Hiring Software Design Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 $97,859 $76,752 - $118,833 100.0%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2 $144,778 $142,136 - $147,420 100.0%
Runway AI, Inc. 2 $130,000 $130,000 - $130,000 100.0%
Temporal Technologies Inc. 2 $131,000 $131,000 - $131,000 50.0%
ASML US LP 2 $163,407 $163,407 - $163,407 50.0%
KUKA Systems North America LLC 1 $90,649 $90,649 - $90,649 100.0%
Kingfisher Company, inc. 1 $99,944 $99,944 - $99,944 100.0%
LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. 1 $112,000 $112,000 - $112,000 100.0%
MOOG INC 1 $105,165 $105,165 - $105,165 100.0%
ADISYS CORPORATION 1 $134,098 $134,098 - $134,098 100.0%
N.S. INTERNATIONAL 1 $93,000 $93,000 - $93,000 100.0%
NAVICO 1 $75,000 $75,000 - $75,000 100.0%
PACTERA TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 $93,184 $93,184 - $93,184 100.0%
ROBERT BOSCH LLC 1 $112,736 $112,736 - $112,736 100.0%
SPACELABS HEALTHCARE LLC 1 $115,000 $115,000 - $115,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 18 $119,193 $80,855 - $170,000
Senior 8 $111,656 $86,382 - $139,922
II 4 $99,252 $83,366 - $118,833
I 2 $75,876 $75,000 - $76,752
III 2 $104,363 $100,192 - $108,534
Staff 2 $163,407 $163,407 - $163,407
Principal 1 $179,220 $179,220 - $179,220
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 37 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 37 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Bellevue WA 9 $128,814
Salt Lake City UT 3 $82,843
Novi MI 2 $116,368
San Diego CA 2 $163,407
Brooklyn NY 2 $130,000
Allen TX 2 $80,059
Santa Clara CA 2 $144,778
Clinton Township MI 1 $90,649
Austin TX 1 $179,220
Livonia MI 1 $100,192
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 11 $109,148 100.0%
FY 2022 9 $135,156 88.9%
FY 2023 11 $111,222 81.8%
FY 2024 6 $110,296 100.0%
Company Comparison - Software Design Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 $97,859 100.0%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2 $144,778 100.0%
Runway AI, Inc. 2 $130,000 100.0%
Temporal Technologies Inc. 2 $131,000 50.0%
ASML US LP 2 $163,407 50.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.