Michaels Stores Software Engineer salary

Based on 33 H-1B filings by Michaels Stores, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$146,958
Middle 50%$129k–$157k
vs. all employers+6%comparison median $139,194
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,549 and $172,494.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,382
25th$129,042
50th (median)$146,958
75th$156,998
90th$159,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2021: median $120,000 (54 filings) FY2022: median $136,578 (48 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (26 filings) FY2024: median $144,478 (34 filings) FY2025: median $135,134 (21 filings) FY2026: median $156,998 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 54 filings FY21 FY2022: 48 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 54
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$120,000$106,000$129,09554
FY2022$136,578$120,000$152,50048
FY2023$140,000$129,835$145,00026
FY2024$144,478$136,250$155,70434
FY2025$135,134$121,446$149,78121
FY2026$156,998$129,042$157,62412

By city

Irving, TX$146,958 · 31 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 2
Level II · Qualified too few 4
Level III · Experienced too few 2
Level IV · Fully competent $156,998 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Michaels Stores?

In H-1B filings, Michaels Stores, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $146,958; half of filings fall between $129,042 and $156,998. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Michaels Stores sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Michaels Stores, Inc. filed 33 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 Michaels Stores 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