Abbott Laboratories Software Engineer salary

Based on 47 H-1B filings by Abbott Laboratories, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$135,000
Middle 50%$119.5k–$149.7k
vs. all employers−3%comparison median $139,194
Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,496 and $182,420.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,469
25th$119,500
50th (median)$135,000
75th$149,683
90th$160,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2021: median $110,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $125,000 (16 filings) FY2025: median $130,000 (27 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 1 filings FY23 FY2024: 1 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$110,000$103,750$118,50016
FY2022$125,000$114,250$145,50016
FY2023–––1
FY2024–––1
FY2025$130,000$114,500$145,00027
FY2026$140,000$128,030$153,73820

By state

Illinois
$130,956
Texas
$139,268
Minnesota
$129,800
California
$152,168
New Jersey
$130,000

Bar length: number of filings (Illinois 30). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Waukegan, IL$150,000 · 11 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 5
Level II · Qualified $119,500 18
Level III · Experienced $133,000 14
Level IV · Fully competent $161,500 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Abbott Laboratories?

In H-1B filings, Abbott Laboratories's median base salary for Software Engineer is $135,000; half of filings fall between $119,500 and $149,683. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Abbott Laboratories sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Abbott Laboratories filed 47 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers), so this page covers every job title Abbott Laboratories filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology