Cloudera Software Engineer salary

Based on 57 H-1B filings by Cloudera, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$185,203
Middle 50%$159.3k–$210k
vs. all employers+33%comparison median $139,194
Filings57FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,213 and $251,830.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,712
25th$159,334
50th (median)$185,203
75th$210,000
90th$231,643

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $148,213 (76 filings) FY2021: median $150,450 (84 filings) FY2022: median $163,620 (61 filings) FY2023: median $159,940 (26 filings) FY2024: median $181,700 (47 filings) FY2025: median $185,300 (43 filings) FY2026: median $175,761 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 76 filings FY20 FY2021: 84 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 47 filings FY24 FY2025: 43 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 84
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$148,213$132,769$162,27876
FY2021$150,450$128,000$175,49884
FY2022$163,620$150,000$193,00061
FY2023$159,940$135,500$185,25726
FY2024$181,700$156,250$200,91447
FY2025$185,300$163,127$210,57543
FY2026$175,761$155,368$205,45314

By state

California
$194,356
North Carolina
$173,780
Texas
$164,267
Georgia
$214,858
Virginia
$220,125

Bar length: number of filings (California 28). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Santa Clara, CA$193,054 · 18 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 3
Level III · Experienced too few 7
Level IV · Fully competent $202,050 22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Cloudera?

In H-1B filings, Cloudera, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $185,203; half of filings fall between $159,334 and $210,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Cloudera sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Cloudera, Inc. filed 57 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 Cloudera 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