Software Engineer salary in Elkhart, IN

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Goshen.

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

Median salary$85,280
Middle 50%$80.5k–$109.3k
vs. national median−39%comparison median $139,194
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,767 and $128,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,171
25th$80,465
50th (median)$85,280
75th$109,250
90th$110,000

Cost of living

Elkhart's median Software Engineer salary of $85,280 is worth about $94,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Elkhart = 90.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Elkhart, IN area earned a median of $101,710 in May 2025 (230 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,280, 16% 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
American Retail Managementtoo few2
Forest Rivertoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.