Director, Software Engineering salary at Cisco Systems, Inc.

Based on 7 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $271,484. That is 47% above the $184,326 median across all employers filing this title.

Median

$271,484

25th pct

$261,358

75th pct

$282,892

90th pct

$294,299

Filings

$229,057$294,299

How Cisco Systems, Inc. compares

Other employers filing Director, Software Engineering

Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	57	$161,741	-40%
Wal-mart Associates, INC.	20	$211,306	-22%
Salesforce, Inc.	17	$300,200	+11%
Capital One Services, LLC	15	$173,763	-36%
Mastercard International Incorporated	11	$165,000	-39%
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	10	$157,612	-42%
Cisco Systems, Inc.	7	$271,484	—
Optum Services, Inc.	6	$148,834	-45%
Broadridge Financial Solutions, INC.	5	$153,046	-44%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.	4	$147,358	-46%
NIKE, Inc.	3	$232,523	-14%
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.	3	$214,000	-21%
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	3	$205,774	-24%
Western Union, LLC	3	$203,970	-25%
Manhattan Associates, INC.	3	$180,758	-33%
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.	3	$126,152	-54%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	2	$294,299	+8%
PayPal, Inc.	2	$278,000	+2%
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	2	$231,143	-15%
MeridianLink, Inc.	2	$226,675	-17%
RELX, Inc.	2	$225,314	-17%
Conn Appliances, Inc.	2	$208,000	-23%
LNRS Data Services Inc.	2	$207,812	-23%
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation	2	$199,300	-27%
Gartner, Inc.	2	$193,601	-29%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
Durham, NC	$219,500	$201,885	IV	E-3 Australian	Sep 30, 2025
San Jose, CA	$264,715	$264,715	—	H-1B	Aug 13, 2025
Ann Arbor, MI	$258,000	$190,736	IV	H-1B	Apr 14, 2025
San Jose, CA	$294,299	$294,299	IV	H-1B	Apr 11, 2025
San Jose, CA	$294,299	$294,299	IV	H-1B	Feb 4, 2025
Milpitas, CA	$271,484	$271,484	—	H-1B	Jan 17, 2025
San Jose, CA	$271,484	$271,484	—	H-1B	Nov 29, 2024

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