Senior Software Engineer Salary in Santa Clara, CA

124 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 Santa Clara is $165,527 — 36% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$165,527
Average
$99,316
Min Est.
$297,949
Max Est.
124
Filings

Top Employers for Senior Software Engineer in Santa Clara

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
ServiceNow, Inc. $162,781 43
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. $134,834 19
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. $135,695 7
Coinbase, Inc. $217,833 6
Auris Health, Inc. $169,004 3
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $181,876 3
PlusAI, Inc. $160,000 2
Xmotors.Ai, Inc. $220,000 2
Cloudera, Inc. $182,496 2
Confluent, inc. $208,643 2
Section 2

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
San Jose, CA
$196,949
226 filings
Irving, TX
$133,297
225 filings
Austin, TX
$147,477
196 filings

Other Roles in Santa Clara

Software Engineer ($178,759) Hardware Engineer, Electronics ($179,738) Software Development Engineer Ii ($187,996) Component Design Engineer ($154,837) Architect ($189,209) Staff Software Engineer ($184,062) Software Dev Engineer II ($192,479) Member Of Technical Staff ($191,906)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.