Software Engineer Salary in Durham, NC

167 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 Software Engineer in Durham is $128,824 — 6% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$128,824
Average
$77,294
Min Est.
$231,883
Max Est.
167
Filings

Top Employers for Software Engineer in Durham

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Google LLC $139,830 45
NetApp, Inc. $141,459 37
SKILLTUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC $99,348 14
NVIDIA Corporation $156,118 6
IBM Corporation $155,503 5
TECHNUMEN INC $117,271 4
TIMESQUARE IT INC $109,200 3
Gradient Health, Inc. $100,000 2
ANJS Technologies LLC $117,832 2
Ampere Computing LLC $117,718 2
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Software Engineer in Other Cities

Mountain View, CA
$190,695
2,450 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$187,592
2,059 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$203,875
1,891 filings
New York, NY
$179,935
1,757 filings
Seattle, WA
$172,297
1,082 filings
Bellevue, WA
$187,207
1,047 filings
San Francisco, CA
$183,489
1,035 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$178,759
673 filings

Other Roles in Durham

Principal Software Engineer/Developer ($135,194) Senior Software Engineer/Developer ($117,456) Software Developer ($124,166) Senior Full Stack Engineer ($116,820) Principal Full Stack Engineer ($139,601) Postdoctoral Associate ($69,163) Principal Data Engineer ($134,978) Director, Software Engineering ($164,241)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.