NVIDIA Software Engineer salary

Based on 1,647 H-1B filings by NVIDIA Corporation, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$184,974
Middle 50%$169.9k–$213.5k
vs. all employers+33%comparison median $139,194
Filings1,647FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,635 and $272,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$143,383
25th$169,905
50th (median)$184,974
75th$213,512
90th$264,514

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $147,534 (147 filings) FY2021: median $157,918 (200 filings) FY2022: median $157,477 (285 filings) FY2023: median $167,149 (332 filings) FY2024: median $180,000 (467 filings) FY2025: median $187,253 (664 filings) FY2026: median $184,000 (983 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 147 filings FY20 FY2021: 200 filings FY21 FY2022: 285 filings FY22 FY2023: 332 filings FY23 FY2024: 467 filings FY24 FY2025: 664 filings FY25 FY2026: 983 filings FY26 983
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$147,534$129,660$170,872147
FY2021$157,918$135,658$170,872200
FY2022$157,477$130,894$184,080285
FY2023$167,149$141,000$192,941332
FY2024$180,000$156,196$208,085467
FY2025$187,253$163,862$220,000664
FY2026$184,000$173,239$212,202983

By state

California
$198,431
Washington
$191,360
Texas
$170,208
New York
$177,668
Massachusetts
$178,317

Bar length: number of filings (California 1,085). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Santa Clara, CA$199,534 · 1,017 filings
Redmond, WA$190,486 · 112 filings
Austin, TX$168,953 · 102 filings
Seattle, WA$190,486 · 76 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $117,749 33
Level II · Qualified $137,259 89
Level III · Experienced $163,862 149
Level IV · Fully competent $220,000 647

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at NVIDIA?

In H-1B filings, NVIDIA Corporation's median base salary for Software Engineer is $184,974; half of filings fall between $169,905 and $213,512. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does NVIDIA sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. NVIDIA Corporation filed 1,647 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 NVIDIA 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