Empower Retirement Software Engineer salary

Based on 29 H-1B filings by Empower Retirement, Llc, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$156,060
Middle 50%$150.4k–$171.4k
vs. all employers+12%comparison median $139,194
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,000 and $215,871.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,998
25th$150,400
50th (median)$156,060
75th$171,392
90th$191,737

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $150k $170k FY2022: median $155,700 (17 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (20 filings) FY2024: median $157,053 (14 filings) FY2025: median $157,493 (18 filings) FY2026: median $156,060 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 20
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–––0
FY2021–––3
FY2022$155,700$147,500$165,00017
FY2023$150,000$135,000$181,25020
FY2024$157,053$145,686$159,81914
FY2025$157,493$153,159$173,60018
FY2026$156,060$147,504$169,03811

By state

Texas
$167,988
North Carolina
$134,691
California
$178,608
New Jersey
$154,269
Connecticut
$170,396

Bar length: number of filings (Texas 7). Figure: average salary in that state.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 3
Level II · Qualified too few 6
Level III · Experienced too few 8
Level IV · Fully competent $172,625 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Empower Retirement?

In H-1B filings, Empower Retirement, Llc's median base salary for Software Engineer is $156,060; half of filings fall between $150,400 and $171,392. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Empower Retirement sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Empower Retirement, Llc filed 29 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 Empower Retirement 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