Nielsen Consumer Software Engineer salary

Based on 19 H-1B filings by Nielsen Consumer LLC, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$148,949
Middle 50%$131.3k–$159k
vs. all employers+7%comparison median $139,194
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,601 and $214,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,750
25th$131,334
50th (median)$148,949
75th$159,033
90th$170,614

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $140k $160k FY2021: median $140,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (19 filings) FY2023: median $145,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $140,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $148,932 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 19
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–––2
FY2021$140,000$125,900$149,03815
FY2022$140,000$120,000$147,50019
FY2023$145,000$134,750$156,06312
FY2024$140,000$140,000$152,39017
FY2025$148,932$132,161$155,53014
FY2026–––5

By state

Illinois
$156,154
Florida
$137,619
Massachusetts
$131,960

Bar length: number of filings (Illinois 14). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Chicago, IL$157,590 · 13 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 4
Level III · Experienced too few 6
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 Nielsen Consumer?

In H-1B filings, Nielsen Consumer LLC's median base salary for Software Engineer is $148,949; half of filings fall between $131,334 and $159,033. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Nielsen Consumer sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Nielsen Consumer LLC filed 19 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 Nielsen Consumer 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