LPL Financial Software Engineer salary

Based on 139 H-1B filings by LPL Financial LLC, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$160,000
Middle 50%$141.5k–$174.8k
vs. all employers+15%comparison median $139,194
Filings139FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,063 and $222,891.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,952
25th$141,497
50th (median)$160,000
75th$174,806
90th$190,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $107,453 (37 filings) FY2021: median $121,420 (56 filings) FY2022: median $119,704 (109 filings) FY2023: median $123,847 (96 filings) FY2024: median $140,500 (74 filings) FY2025: median $160,000 (89 filings) FY2026: median $159,825 (50 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 109 filings FY22 FY2023: 96 filings FY23 FY2024: 74 filings FY24 FY2025: 89 filings FY25 FY2026: 50 filings FY26 109
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$107,453$104,042$124,98737
FY2021$121,420$104,354$123,67756
FY2022$119,704$104,770$123,677109
FY2023$123,847$115,627$139,02796
FY2024$140,500$126,155$154,25074
FY2025$160,000$140,000$176,80089
FY2026$159,825$144,708$169,72050

By state

South Carolina
$158,363
Texas
$148,658
California
$173,604
New York
$185,111
North Carolina
$165,739

Bar length: number of filings (South Carolina 80). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Fort Mill, SC$160,000 · 79 filings
Austin, TX$150,000 · 17 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 3
Level II · Qualified $130,388 27
Level III · Experienced $160,000 35
Level IV · Fully competent $170,000 63

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at LPL Financial?

In H-1B filings, LPL Financial LLC's median base salary for Software Engineer is $160,000; half of filings fall between $141,497 and $174,806. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does LPL Financial sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. LPL Financial LLC filed 139 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 LPL Financial 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