Software Engineer Salary in Santa Clara, CA

673 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 Santa Clara is $178,760 — 47% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$178,760
Average
$107,255
Min Est.
$321,767
Max Est.
673
Filings

Top Employers for Software Engineer in Santa Clara

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
NVIDIA Corporation $197,664 308
Intel Corporation $170,033 109
Arista Networks, Inc. $158,274 72
ServiceNow, Inc. $133,870 43
Nexthop Systems Inc $204,333 15
Applied Materials, Inc. $196,943 15
VERSA NETWORKS, INC. $200,845 9
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. $134,976 8
Meta Platforms, Inc $190,691 7
Xmotors.Ai, Inc. $161,250 4
Section 2

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
Irving, TX
$104,325
651 filings

Other Roles in Santa Clara

Hardware Engineer, Electronics ($179,738) Software Development Engineer Ii ($187,996) Component Design Engineer ($154,837) Senior Software Engineer ($165,527) 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.