Senior Software Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

226 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Senior Software Engineer in San Jose is $196,949 — 62% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$196,949
Average
$118,169
Min Est.
$354,508
Max Est.
226
Filings

Top Employers for Senior Software Engineer in San Jose

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
PayPal, Inc. $187,929 56
Roku, Inc. $236,453 39
Zoom Communications, Inc. $168,630 14
TikTok Inc. $242,774 6
AUTOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $197,604 5
DiDi Research America, LLC $162,713 5
BILL Operations, LLC $190,332 5
ByteDance Inc. $274,586 5
GlobalLogic Inc. $134,093 4
IBM Corporation $238,685 4
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Senior Software Engineer in Other Cities

New York, NY
$177,618
477 filings
San Francisco, CA
$196,055
410 filings
Bentonville, AR
$135,068
285 filings
Charlotte, NC
$134,087
274 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$168,966
246 filings
Irving, TX
$133,297
225 filings
Austin, TX
$147,477
196 filings
Seattle, WA
$186,973
189 filings

Other Roles in San Jose

Software Engineer ($179,211) Software Development Engineer ($188,513) Machine Learning Engineer ($202,111) Software Engineer 3 ($168,352) MTS 1, Software Engineer ($196,310) Product Manager ($188,095) Software Developer ($170,248) Member Of Technical Staff ($173,910)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.