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Software Engineer H-1B Salary in San Jose 2026

Based on 17,055 certified LCA filings for Software Engineer roles in San Jose (DOL FY2022–2026). Median wage: $173K. See national Software Engineer data →

$173K
Median Wage
$145K
25th Pctile
$200K
75th Pctile
17,055
Filings

Wage Level Breakdown, San Jose

DOL Wage LevelFilingsShareEst. Lottery Odds
Level I1,81216.5%~8%
Level II4,21438.4%~22%
Level III2,39921.9%~44%
Level IV2,55223.2%~67%

Top Software Engineer H-1B Employers in San Jose

EmployerFilingsAvg Wage
PayPal, Inc.1,665$176K
Adobe Inc.1,221$190K
eBay Inc.1,162$191K
Cisco Systems, Inc.637$168K
TikTok Inc.578$209K
BYTEDANCE INC.491$219K
ByteDance Inc.479$203K
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company451$172K
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.409$136K
Google LLC317$187K

Software Engineer H-1B Filings Trend, San Jose

Fiscal YearFilingsAvg Wage
FY202173$153K
FY20224,453$158K
FY20233,392$169K
FY20244,066$188K
FY20253,673$191K
FY20261,398$191K

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H-1B Salary in San Jose by Role

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Wage data aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2022–2026), filtered to certified petitions with wages between $30K and $1M in San Jose. City matching uses partial name lookup on worksite city. Lottery-odds estimates reflect the 2026 wage-weighted selection model and are illustrative.