Epic Games Software Engineer salary

Based on 19 H-1B filings by Epic Games, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$220,000
Middle 50%$191.4k–$248k
vs. all employers+58%comparison median $139,194
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $139,590 and $334,288.
PercentileSalary
10th$172,000
25th$191,350
50th (median)$220,000
75th$247,980
90th$277,780

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $180k $230k FY2021: median $155,106 (10 filings) FY2024: median $197,041 (10 filings) FY2025: median $210,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 13
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–––5
FY2021$155,106$136,247$165,40010
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––6
FY2024$197,041$178,627$225,43610
FY2025$210,000$191,200$221,60013
FY2026–––6

By state

Washington
$219,651
California
$234,088
Missouri
$140,000
North Carolina
$221,600

Bar length: number of filings (Washington 9). Figure: average salary in that state.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified too few 8
Level III · Experienced too few 4
Level IV · Fully competent too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Epic Games?

In H-1B filings, Epic Games, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $220,000; half of filings fall between $191,350 and $247,980. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Epic Games sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Epic Games, Inc. filed 19 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 Epic Games 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