Senior Software Engineer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 2,476 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Cumming, Johns Creek, Duluth, Suwanee.

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

Median salary$135,200
Middle 50%$130.7k–$152.7k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $125,000
Filings2,476FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $127,504 and $204,250.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,504
25th$130,707
50th (median)$135,200
75th$152,716
90th$172,076

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $107,411 (1,595 filings) FY2021: median $110,000 (1,593 filings) FY2022: median $117,915 (2,111 filings) FY2023: median $124,600 (1,383 filings) FY2024: median $132,700 (1,465 filings) FY2025: median $135,007 (1,506 filings) FY2026: median $135,807 (970 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,595 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,593 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,111 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,383 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,465 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,506 filings FY25 FY2026: 970 filings FY26 2,111
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$107,411$106,434$120,0001,595
FY2021$110,000$103,501$122,2211,593
FY2022$117,915$105,040$135,0002,111
FY2023$124,600$117,915$135,2001,383
FY2024$132,700$123,000$149,9371,465
FY2025$135,007$127,800$153,4201,506
FY2026$135,807$130,707$151,500970

Cost of living

Atlanta's median senior Software Engineer salary of $135,200 is worth about $135,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $132,960 in May 2025 (36,300 employed). The H-1B median here is $135,200, 2% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Morgan Stanley$172,000128
Capgemini America$140,000104
Microsoft$160,54583
ADP$127,50480
Home Depot Management Company$144,25068
EY$170,00063
Elevance Health$135,06448
Truist Bank$135,00039
Fiserv Solutions$130,70736
Amazon$159,31732

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,859 1,259
Mid-level · Level II $109,283 5,294
Senior · Level III $135,200 2,476
Expert · Level IV $156,237 1,899

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$82,971$87,8591,259
Mid-level · Level II$105,227$109,2835,294
Senior · Level III$130,707$135,2002,476
Expert · Level IV$152,131$156,2371,899

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.