Discovery Communications Software Engineer salary

Based on 25 H-1B filings by Discovery Communications, LLC, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$169,000
Middle 50%$137k–$190.5k
vs. all employers+21%comparison median $139,194
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $127,480 and $252,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,201
25th$137,000
50th (median)$169,000
75th$190,486
90th$212,202

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $151,506 (22 filings) FY2021: median $145,454 (43 filings) FY2022: median $131,626 (39 filings) FY2023: median $167,750 (27 filings) FY2024: median $155,418 (15 filings) FY2025: median $159,694 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 43
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$151,506$127,439$155,10622
FY2021$145,454$134,098$162,51043
FY2022$131,626$119,642$162,51039
FY2023$167,750$145,152$168,70927
FY2024$155,418$136,058$173,12915
FY2025$159,694$136,527$190,48620
FY2026–––5

By state

Washington
$186,344
New York
$153,708
Virginia
$148,298
Georgia
$160,566
Tennessee
$127,629

Bar length: number of filings (Washington 13). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Bellevue, WA$190,486 · 13 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 1
Level III · Experienced too few 1
Level IV · Fully competent $190,486 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Discovery Communications?

In H-1B filings, Discovery Communications, LLC's median base salary for Software Engineer is $169,000; half of filings fall between $137,000 and $190,486. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Discovery Communications sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Discovery Communications, LLC filed 25 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 Discovery Communications 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