Premera Blue Cross Software Engineer salary

Based on 17 H-1B filings by Premera Blue Cross, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$165,000
Middle 50%$147k–$180k
vs. all employers+19%comparison median $139,194
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $136,367 and $208,263.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,800
25th$147,000
50th (median)$165,000
75th$180,000
90th$194,058

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2022: median $138,554 (16 filings) FY2024: median $153,951 (20 filings) FY2025: median $165,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 20
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–––4
FY2021–––9
FY2022$138,554$117,125$142,75016
FY2023–––3
FY2024$153,951$141,164$161,43120
FY2025$165,000$149,559$179,05011
FY2026–––6

By state

Washington
$167,727
Texas
$140,000

Bar length: number of filings (Washington 16). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Mountlake Terrace, WA$170,000 · 16 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 3
Level II · Qualified too few 7
Level III · Experienced too few 7
Level IV · Fully competent – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Premera Blue Cross?

In H-1B filings, Premera Blue Cross's median base salary for Software Engineer is $165,000; half of filings fall between $147,000 and $180,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Premera Blue Cross sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Premera Blue Cross filed 17 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 Premera Blue Cross 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