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Software Engineer salary in New York

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 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Engineer in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 31 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $148,990. 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$126,750
Level II — qualified8$112,000
Level III — experienced5$126,838
Level IV — fully competent12$178,360

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Zebra Technologies CorporationSoftware Engineer Principal8$148,990
FBG Enterprises Opco, LLCSoftware Engineer III6$182,769
Meta Platforms, IncSoftware Engineer6$179,341
Choreograph LLCSenior Software Engineer, Backend1$210,120
CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLCSOFTWARE ENGINEER1$78,624
Forthright Soft Inc.Software Engineer1$103,293
IHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Software Engineer1$99,000
Mastercard Technologies, LLCSoftware Engineer1$110,000
Nile GroupSoftware Engineer1$103,418
Publicis Media, IncSenior Software Engineer1$125,528

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Engineer at Mastercard Technologies, LLC
    $110,000
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided I-200-26084-729900
  • Software Engineer Principal at Zebra Technologies Corporation
    $148,990
    HoltsvilleWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712429
  • Software Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $178,360
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26069-691003
  • Software Engineer III, Client Multiplatform at FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC
    $180,000
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 5, 2026I-200-26057-666449
  • Software Engineer I at FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC
    $158,100
    New YorkWage Level IDecided Feb 13, 2026I-200-26037-625537
  • Software Engineer II at FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC
    $154,500
    New YorkWage Level IDecided Feb 13, 2026I-200-26037-625536
  • Software Engineer III at FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC
    $185,538
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Feb 6, 2026I-200-26030-607212
  • Software Engineer III at FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC
    $193,731
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Jan 29, 2026I-200-26022-580182

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.