The Nielsen Company (US) Software Engineer salary

Based on 13 H-1B filings by The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$148,400
Middle 50%$140.5k–$148.8k
vs. all employers+7%comparison median $139,194
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,563 and $210,666.
PercentileSalary
10th$121,807
25th$140,532
50th (median)$148,400
75th$148,829
90th$170,799

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2020: median $118,807 (80 filings) FY2021: median $119,113 (68 filings) FY2022: median $125,000 (89 filings) FY2023: median $132,015 (44 filings) FY2024: median $140,000 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 80 filings FY20 FY2021: 68 filings FY21 FY2022: 89 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 89
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$118,807$100,750$125,00080
FY2021$119,113$108,758$127,87568
FY2022$125,000$118,893$134,87589
FY2023$132,015$123,750$140,14444
FY2024$140,000$127,000$150,15026
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––5

By state

Florida
$144,614
California
$162,712
New York
$141,544

Bar length: number of filings (Florida 9). Figure: average salary in that state.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 2
Level III · Experienced too few 6
Level IV · Fully competent too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at The Nielsen Company (US)?

In H-1B filings, The Nielsen Company (US), LLC's median base salary for Software Engineer is $148,400; half of filings fall between $140,532 and $148,829. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does The Nielsen Company (US) sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. The Nielsen Company (US), LLC filed 13 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 The Nielsen Company (US) 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