Senior Software Engineer salary in Cape Coral, FL

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Estero, Ft Myers, Estero,.

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

Median salary$137,288
Middle 50%$130k–$144.1k
vs. all levels here+21%comparison median $113,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $124,936 and $206,945.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,074
25th$130,000
50th (median)$137,288
75th$144,135
90th$161,305

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,500 (18 filings) FY2021: median $122,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $120,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $110,136 (16 filings) FY2024: median $120,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 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$90,500$80,500$115,00018
FY2021$122,500$116,250$133,75010
FY2022$120,000$117,229$121,25020
FY2023$110,136$105,789$122,00016
FY2024$120,000$115,000$130,00013
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Cape Coral's median senior Software Engineer salary of $137,288 is worth about $134,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cape Coral = 102.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Cape Coral, FL area earned a median of $126,940 in May 2025 (1,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $137,288, 8% 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
Herc Rentals Employee Servicestoo few5
Chico's FAStoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $99,900 20
Senior · Level III $137,288 16
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$99,778$99,90020
Senior · Level III$124,925$137,28816

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.