Moody's Investors Service Software Engineer salary

Based on 95 H-1B filings by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$145,887
Middle 50%$130.5k–$166.3k
vs. all employers+5%comparison median $139,194
Filings95FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,713 and $201,288.
PercentileSalary
10th$111,384
25th$130,500
50th (median)$145,887
75th$166,296
90th$174,414

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $125,350 (27 filings) FY2021: median $130,000 (54 filings) FY2022: median $137,000 (55 filings) FY2023: median $135,750 (46 filings) FY2024: median $135,546 (50 filings) FY2025: median $156,457 (52 filings) FY2026: median $141,469 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 54 filings FY21 FY2022: 55 filings FY22 FY2023: 46 filings FY23 FY2024: 50 filings FY24 FY2025: 52 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 55
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$125,350$117,500$138,00027
FY2021$130,000$120,000$147,87554
FY2022$137,000$125,000$155,00055
FY2023$135,750$125,000$150,00046
FY2024$135,546$126,094$157,40850
FY2025$156,457$137,911$170,47052
FY2026$141,469$119,277$160,47643

By state

North Carolina
$145,435
New York
$166,557
Indiana
$168,207
Texas
$173,085

Bar length: number of filings (North Carolina 89). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Charlotte, NC$144,421 · 89 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $105,393 18
Level II · Qualified $128,516 14
Level III · Experienced $142,868 29
Level IV · Fully competent $169,204 34

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Moody's Investors Service?

In H-1B filings, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $145,887; half of filings fall between $130,500 and $166,296. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Moody's Investors Service sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Moody's Investors Service, Inc. filed 95 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 Moody's Investors Service 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