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Chief Software Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings55All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$117,50048 eligible salary records
Employer names20Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$99,000–$137,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2017: 5 filings17FY 2018: 5 filings18FY 2019: 11 filings19FY 2020: 9 filings20FY 2021: 4 filings21FY 2022: 3 filings22FY 2023: 3 filings23FY 2024: 7 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings$180,000 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 48 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Chief Software Engineer52
$115,000 median · n=45 eligible
Chief Software Engineer, Platform1
$200,000 median · n=1 eligible
Chief Software Engineer 11
$130,000 median · n=1 eligible
Chief Software Engineering Manager1
$180,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 4 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Conshohocken, PA5
$100,000 median · n=5 eligible
Reynoldsburg, OH4
$95,188 median · n=2 eligible
Austin, TX3
$181,300 median · n=3 eligible
Newtown, PA3
$115,000 median · n=3 eligible
Chelmsford, MA2
$130,000 median · n=2 eligible
King Of Prussia, PA2
$123,500 median · n=2 eligible
New York, NY2
$165,910 median · n=2 eligible
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA2
$87,610 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
94.5%Certified LCAs
Certified52 94.5%
Withdrawn2 3.6%
Certified - Withdrawn1 1.8%

Denominator: all 55 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Epam Systems Inc.36
$108,000 median · n=33 eligible
Tracir Financial Services4
$95,188 median · n=2 eligible
Jetsmarter Inc2
$128,000 median · n=2 eligible
National Instruments Corporation2
$181,300 median · n=2 eligible
Convermax Corp.1
$151,819 median · n=1 eligible
Dotdata Inc1
$200,000 median · n=1 eligible
Dkoda Inc.1
$180,000 median · n=1 eligible
Emgenex Inc1
$150,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$117,500Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$90,000
25th percentile$99,000
Median (50th)$117,500
75th percentile$137,000
90th percentile$180,390

n=48 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

55 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Dkoda Inc.Chief Software Engineering Manager

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-25344-471759
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-17
Employment end: 2028-03-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY12/10/202503/20/2026
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$132,000 /yr

I-200-25252-297469
Reported wage: $132,000 / year
Annualized: $132,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-16
Employment end: 2029-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

King Of Prussia, PA09/09/202502/24/2026
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$133,000 /yr

I-200-25167-097985
Reported wage: $133,000 / year
Annualized: $133,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-24
Employment end: 2028-07-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cedar Park, TX06/16/202507/04/2025
Convermax Corp.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$151,819 /yr

I-200-25157-064975
Reported wage: $151,819 / year
Annualized: $151,819
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-13
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/06/202510/01/2025
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-24269-363336
Reported wage: $200,000–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-02
Employment end: 2028-01-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA09/25/202401/28/2025
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$126,000 /yr

I-200-24261-344339
Reported wage: $126,000 / year
Annualized: $126,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-24
Employment end: 2028-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Reading, PA09/17/202402/24/2025
National Instruments CorporationChief Software Engineer

Filing details

$181,300 /yr

I-200-24243-307755
Reported wage: $181,300 / year
Annualized: $181,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-09
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX08/30/202410/01/2024
Nimble Robotics, Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$210,000 /yr

I-200-24179-155501
Reported wage: $210,000 / year
Annualized: $210,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-05
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA06/27/202407/01/2024
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$124,000 /yr

I-200-24178-151490
Reported wage: $124,000 / year
Annualized: $124,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-03
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Wheeling, IL06/26/202410/01/2024
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$136,000 /yr

I-200-24130-979112
Reported wage: $136,000 / year
Annualized: $136,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-16
Employment end: 2027-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chelmsford, MA05/09/202408/11/2024
National Instruments CorporationChief Software Engineer

Filing details

$181,300 /yr

I-200-24065-773181
Reported wage: $181,300 / year
Annualized: $181,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-12
Employment end: 2027-08-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX03/05/202408/19/2024
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-23332-527040
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-12-05
Employment end: 2027-05-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conshohocken, PA11/28/202305/04/2024
G-71, Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$49 per hour

I-200-23116-969518
Reported wage: $49 / hour
Annualized: $101,920
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-03
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Wilmington, DE04/26/202310/01/2023
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-23109-949005
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-26
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

King Of Prussia, PA04/19/202310/01/2023
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-22347-638730
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-20
Employment end: 2025-12-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Deerfield, IL12/13/202212/30/2022
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-22243-448194
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-09-08
Employment end: 2025-09-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX08/31/202209/06/2022
Emgenex IncChief Software Engineer

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-22178-313820
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-07-05
Employment end: 2025-07-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Krugerville, TX06/27/202207/25/2022
Visa Technology & Operations LLCChief Software Engineer

Filing details

$172,300 /yr

I-200-22146-214310
Reported wage: $172,300–$275,700 / year
Annualized: $172,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-03
Employment end: 2025-06-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Foster City, CA05/26/202206/07/2022
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$124,000 /yr

I-200-21216-501591
Reported wage: $124,000 / year
Annualized: $124,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-11
Employment end: 2024-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chelmsford, MA08/04/202108/11/2021
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-21117-264061
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-04
Employment end: 2024-05-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conshohocken, PA04/27/202105/04/2021
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer 1

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-21096-202492
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-13
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newtown, PA04/06/202110/01/2021
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$89,773 /yr

I-200-20281-867449
Reported wage: $89,773 / year
Annualized: $89,773
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-10-15
Employment end: 2023-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conshohocken, PA10/07/202001/01/2021
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-20164-649298
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-19
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conshohocken, PA06/12/202010/01/2020
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-20164-649362
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-19
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Reading, PA06/12/202010/01/2020
Epam Systems Inc.Chief Software Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-20142-592499
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-05-29
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Conshohocken, PA05/21/202010/01/2020

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.