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Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering salary in District of Columbia

A real-employer view of Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering in District of Columbia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $97,157. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$97,157
Level II — qualified1$130,650

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering in District of Columbia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCEngineer 3, Software Development & Engineering4$97,157
Elevance Health, Inc.Engineer Senior2$143,550

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Engineer Senior at Elevance Health, Inc.
    $156,450
    WashingtonDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-406396
  • Eng 3, Software Development & Eng “ Backend Eng at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    $97,157
    WashingtonWage Level IDecided Mar 13, 2025I-200-25065-750710
  • Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering - Backend Eng at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    $97,157
    WashingtonWage Level IDecided Mar 12, 2025I-200-25064-747435
  • Engineer III at Elevance Health, Inc.
    $130,650
    WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Feb 26, 2025I-200-25050-707399
  • Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    $97,157
    Washington, D.C.Wage Level IDecided Jan 28, 2025I-200-25021-631970
  • Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    $97,157
    WashingtonWage Level IDecided Nov 5, 2024I-200-24303-439618

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.