Federal Home Loan Mortgage Software Engineer salary

Based on 135 H-1B filings by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$130,100
Middle 50%$121.7k–$150.3k
vs. all employers−7%comparison median $139,194
Filings135FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,400 and $182,875.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,294
25th$121,750
50th (median)$130,100
75th$150,291
90th$156,998

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $110,000 (33 filings) FY2021: median $110,500 (41 filings) FY2022: median $141,294 (97 filings) FY2023: median $134,992 (70 filings) FY2024: median $139,464 (71 filings) FY2025: median $129,500 (92 filings) FY2026: median $130,100 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 97 filings FY22 FY2023: 70 filings FY23 FY2024: 71 filings FY24 FY2025: 92 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 97
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$110,000$104,947$138,34133
FY2021$110,500$110,000$127,15041
FY2022$141,294$115,000$142,00097
FY2023$134,992$116,600$152,28770
FY2024$139,464$139,464$149,78171
FY2025$129,500$121,000$149,78192
FY2026$130,100$124,120$153,00043

By state

Virginia
$133,767
Texas
$149,060
New York
$172,849
North Carolina
$155,688

Bar length: number of filings (Virginia 121). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Mclean, VA$129,500 · 119 filings
Plano, TX$149,781 · 11 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 $156,343 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Federal Home Loan Mortgage?

In H-1B filings, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation's median base salary for Software Engineer is $130,100; half of filings fall between $121,750 and $150,291. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Federal Home Loan Mortgage sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation filed 135 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 Federal Home Loan Mortgage 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