Software Engineer salary in Augusta, GA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Evans, Grovetown, Trenton, Martinez.

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

Median salary$102,626
Middle 50%$91.3k–$139.5k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $139,194
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,250 and $233,632.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,250
25th$91,250
50th (median)$102,626
75th$139,526
90th$154,623

Cost of living

Augusta's median Software Engineer salary of $102,626 is worth about $111,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Augusta = 91.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Augusta, GA area earned a median of $119,780 in May 2025 (910 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,626, 14% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
It Commencetoo few3
LTIMindtreetoo few3
Royal Cybertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.