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Software Engineer salary in Virginia

A real-employer view of Software Engineer 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 August 1, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Engineer in Virginia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 541 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $130,000. 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 — entry82$101,421
Level II — qualified219$126,090
Level III — experienced73$150,758
Level IV — fully competent109$183,040

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Software Engineer in Virginia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Capital One Services, LLCSenior Lead Software Engineer80$175,800
Asurion, LLCSoftware Engineer 419$175,427
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.Software Engineer III13$159,524
PROMATRIX CORPSoftware Engineer8$137,200
MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLCSoftware Engineer7$126,090
WYNBIT INCSoftware Engineer7$122,700
NVIDIA CorporationSoftware Engineer6$184,000
REI Systems Inc.Principal Software Engineer6$134,107
ADAEQUARE INCSOFTWARE ENGINEER5$126,090
Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO)Principal Software Engineer5$143,600

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Engineer at Nanosoft Technologies, Inc.
    $102,000
    SterlingWage Level IDecided I-200-26085-730777
  • Lead Software Engineer at Optum Services, Inc.
    $150,758
    HaymarketWage Level IIIDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-725391
  • Lead Software Engineer at S&P Global, Inc.
    $138,180
    MidlothianWage Level IIIDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-723904
  • Software Engineer at iStream Solutions, Inc.
    $150,758
    RestonWage Level IIIDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-721444
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEER at AYRAA LLC.
    $95,200
    NORFOLKWage Level IDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26079-718572
  • Software Engineer at Premium Labs, Inc.
    $130,000
    ChantillyWage Level IIDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26080-720558
  • Software Engineer at Source Infotech Inc.
    $107,500
    RichmondWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-714741
  • Software Engineer at TECHPILLARS, INC.
    $126,100
    AldieWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-715762

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.