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Systems Software Engineer

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

939

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$159,491

Median Salary

National Average

-48.5%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

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

$123,649

25th Percentile

$136,500

Median (50th)

$155,000

75th Percentile

$175,000

90th Percentile

$203,000

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Top Employers Hiring Systems Software Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
NVIDIA CORPORATION 576 $166,205 $106,371 - $292,500 92.7%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 126 $145,370 $99,861 - $250,698 99.2%
HP Inc. 11 $121,918 $98,872 - $138,410 90.9%
HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC 8 $92,875 $91,000 - $96,000 100.0%
FONTEVA, INC. 4 $95,597 $86,736 - $98,550 100.0%
MICRO FOCUS LLC 3 $131,518 $106,059 - $158,895 100.0%
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 $163,788 $127,575 - $200,000 100.0%
MINDLANCE, INC 2 $145,454 $145,454 - $145,454 100.0%
JetStream Software Inc. 1 $173,000 $173,000 - $173,000 100.0%
Kevadiya Inc 1 $83,000 $83,000 - $83,000 100.0%
MACHFU, INC. 1 $138,819 $138,819 - $138,819 100.0%
MEMX, LLC 1 $145,000 $145,000 - $145,000 100.0%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1 $179,028 $179,028 - $179,028 100.0%
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 1 $112,000 $112,000 - $112,000 100.0%
Mav Farm, Inc. 1 $85,750 $85,750 - $85,750 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 407 $140,871 $58,553 - $250,698
Senior 330 $181,552 $85,750 - $292,500
Principal 11 $229,758 $128,898 - $285,000
II 9 $95,123 $91,000 - $113,110
Manager 2 $211,881 $205,650 - $218,113
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 759 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 759 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Santa Clara CA 526 $166,156
San Jose CA 45 $160,698
Redmond WA 20 $161,768
Austin TX 18 $156,847
Roseville CA 17 $119,132
Durham NC 15 $142,145
Spring TX 11 $141,267
Farmington Hills MI 8 $92,875
Fort Collins CO 8 $124,750
Holmdel NJ 6 $152,813
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 239 $154,587 95.0%
FY 2022 225 $154,665 92.0%
FY 2023 171 $164,365 92.4%
FY 2024 123 $170,157 97.6%
FY 2025 1 $272,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - Systems Software Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
NVIDIA CORPORATION 576 $166,205 92.7%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 126 $145,370 99.2%
HP Inc. 11 $121,918 90.9%
HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC 8 $92,875 100.0%
FONTEVA, INC. 4 $95,597 100.0%
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.