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System Development Engineer II

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

308

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$130,109

Median Salary

National Average

-75.6%

Growth

Growth 2021-2025 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

14

Top Employers

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

$98,550

25th Percentile

$113,110

Median (50th)

$129,200

75th Percentile

$148,700

90th Percentile

$168,709

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Top Employers Hiring System Development Engineer II
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 166 $130,558 $80,246 - $220,000 95.2%
AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC 46 $125,220 $82,600 - $169,417 97.8%
AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC. 16 $140,189 $96,096 - $154,839 100.0%
DELL PRODUCTS LP 9 $104,176 $83,000 - $163,634 100.0%
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC. 4 $147,867 $138,700 - $163,862 100.0%
Twitch Interactive, Inc. 3 $145,413 $139,818 - $148,700 100.0%
EMC CORPORATION 2 $112,196 $110,000 - $114,392 100.0%
ANNAPURNA LABS (U.S) INC. 2 $151,550 $129,200 - $173,900 100.0%
Amazon Mechanical Turk, Inc. 1 $82,600 $82,600 - $82,600 100.0%
Elemental Technologies LLC 1 $129,200 $129,200 - $129,200 100.0%
GOOGLE INC. 1 $162,000 $162,000 - $162,000 100.0%
Newracom, Inc. 1 $100,027 $100,027 - $100,027 100.0%
CtrlCS INC 1 $72,654 $72,654 - $72,654 0.0%
EAVISION CORPORATION 1 $115,200 $115,200 - $115,200 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
II 192 $124,330 $82,600 - $184,080
III 53 $151,978 $106,300 - $186,800
Unspecified 18 $121,560 $80,246 - $168,709
Principal 8 $160,867 $72,654 - $220,000
Senior 4 $107,830 $103,463 - $114,392
I 3 $112,600 $99,100 - $119,350
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 278 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 278 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Seattle WA 135 $126,230
Austin TX 18 $121,857
Sunnyvale CA 16 $157,850
SEATTLE WA 14 $148,306
Dallas TX 9 $127,105
Herndon VA 7 $125,121
Round Rock TX 6 $114,125
Santa Clara CA 5 $123,989
Cupertino CA 5 $141,493
Culver City CA 5 $162,355
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 45 $109,072 100.0%
FY 2022 62 $118,052 98.4%
FY 2023 73 $133,003 87.7%
FY 2024 86 $141,973 97.7%
FY 2025 11 $168,534 100.0%
FY 2026 1 $170,200 100.0%
Company Comparison - System Development Engineer II

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 166 $130,558 95.2%
AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC 46 $125,220 97.8%
AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC. 16 $140,189 100.0%
DELL PRODUCTS LP 9 $104,176 100.0%
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC. 4 $147,867 100.0%
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.