Intuitive Surgical Operations Software Engineer salary

Based on 83 H-1B filings by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$187,741
Middle 50%$168.4k–$205.2k
vs. all employers+35%comparison median $139,194
Filings83FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $130,514 and $265,348.
PercentileSalary
10th$149,200
25th$168,401
50th (median)$187,741
75th$205,208
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $170k $220k FY2020: median $138,726 (26 filings) FY2021: median $145,725 (37 filings) FY2022: median $145,227 (62 filings) FY2023: median $167,149 (30 filings) FY2024: median $159,360 (45 filings) FY2025: median $176,936 (49 filings) FY2026: median $205,036 (34 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 37 filings FY21 FY2022: 62 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 45 filings FY24 FY2025: 49 filings FY25 FY2026: 34 filings FY26 62
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$138,726$131,726$154,66926
FY2021$145,725$121,139$170,87237
FY2022$145,227$130,894$165,36262
FY2023$167,149$135,283$189,27130
FY2024$159,360$138,444$177,93745
FY2025$176,936$161,000$192,66349
FY2026$205,036$187,956$221,22634

By state

California
$192,043
Georgia
$153,378
Florida
$148,500
New Jersey
$180,400
Washington
$172,200

Bar length: number of filings (California 73). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Sunnyvale, CA$190,911 · 72 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 5
Level II · Qualified $180,000 15
Level III · Experienced too few 7
Level IV · Fully competent too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Intuitive Surgical Operations?

In H-1B filings, Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $187,741; half of filings fall between $168,401 and $205,208. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Intuitive Surgical Operations sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. filed 83 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 Intuitive Surgical Operations 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