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Distinguished Software Engineer visa sponsorship salary

Across 18 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Distinguished Software Engineer is $184,827. The middle half of filings fall between $184,827 and $241,060, and the top decile begins at $296,587. Classified under SOC 15-1132.00 (Software Developers, Applications).

This is one of many job titles filed under Software Developers, Applications. That page pools every variant, so its figures rest on far more filings than this one.

Median
$184,827
25th pct
$184,827
75th pct
$241,060
90th pct
$296,587
Filings
18

Who pays what for Distinguished Software Engineer

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Distinguished Software Engineer, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
Wal-mart Associates, INC.9$184,827$184,827$184,827
Intuit Inc.2$299,160$301,910$304,660

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Distinguished Software Engineer filings, with wage and level
EmployerLocationWageLevelDecided
Snowflake Inc.Menlo Park, CA$297,000IVSep 25, 2025
Cisco Systems, Inc.San Jose, CA$281,100IVAug 25, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827Aug 14, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Mountain House, CA$184,827IVJul 29, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827Jul 29, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827Jul 29, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827Jul 17, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827Jun 10, 2025
Intuit Inc.Mountain View, CA$307,410IIIMay 22, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Bentonville, AR$184,500IVMay 12, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Sunnyvale, CA$184,827May 12, 2025
Covidien LPBoulder, CO$206,731IVMay 7, 2025
Self Financial, Inc.Austin, TX$214,240IVFeb 13, 2025
Ampere Computing LLCPortland, OR$250,000IVFeb 3, 2025
Ruckus Wireless LLCSunnyvale, CA$174,203Jan 27, 2025
Wal-mart Associates, INC.Bentonville, AR$200,000IVJan 27, 2025
Sonos, Inc.Mountain View, CA$157,477IIINov 4, 2024
Intuit Inc.Mountain View, CA$296,410IVOct 29, 2024

The DOL publishes new filings quarterly. One email per release, nothing else.

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.