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Software Developers, R&D H-1B salaries
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 15-1296
Employers filed 119 certified H-1B applications for software developers, r&d (July 2025 to June 2026), from 54 employers.
Nationally, the middle half of offers were $93,000 to $136,000, with a median of $108,500.
By city
Metro areas with at least 25 filings. Areas with 100 or more have their own page.
| Metro area | Filings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|
Wage levels
| Level | Share of filings (US) |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 28% |
| Level II (qualified) | 32% |
| Level III (experienced) | 19% |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 21% |
Top sponsors nationally
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolve AI, Inc. | 12 | $240,000 | — |
| University of Illinois | 7 | $83,000 | 1 |
| University of Michigan | 7 | $105,000 | 3 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 6 | $105,000 | — |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 6 | $136,000 | — |
| Ithaka Harbors, Inc. | 5 | $117,500 | — |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 4 | $108,000 | 1 |
| University of Utah | 4 | $86,500 | — |
| The University of Chicago | 4 | $118,000 | 3 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 3 | $109,000 | 1 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 3 | $115,000 | — |
| Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | 3 | $140,000 | — |
| Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. | 3 | $68,000 | — |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 2 | $66,000 | 1 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 2 | $125,000 | — |
| Lahey Clinic, Inc. | 2 | $97,000 | — |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2 | $69,500 | — |
| Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | 2 | $124,500 | — |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | 2 | $125,500 | 1 |
| Old Dominion University | 2 | $100,000 | — |
Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Engineer, Research Software Engineer, Senior Applications Engineer, Software Applications Developer I, Software Engineer, Research Software Developer, Software Engineer Iv, Ceri Software Engineer, Senior Research Software Engineer, Python Developer Iii.
Offers from certified Labor Condition Applications (Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026); base pay only, annualized. Source: DOL disclosure data. Not legal or financial advice.