Software Engineering H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 13,172 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Software Engineering positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $171,301 (median $169,000), with reported wages ranging from $67,475 to $325,000 across 69 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Software Engineering: MICROSOFT CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.; MUFG BANK, LTD.; META PLATFORMS, INC; SYNOPSYS, INC.. Most filings in: WA, CA, TX.