Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Evansville, IN

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Evansville, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newburgh.

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

Median salary$82,555
Middle 50%$81.6k–$106k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $99,174
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,578 and $131,942.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,578
25th$81,578
50th (median)$82,555
75th$105,988
90th$112,352

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,989 (13 filings) FY2021: median $79,446 (18 filings) FY2022: median $84,781 (27 filings) FY2023: median $98,155 (13 filings) FY2025: median $81,578 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 27
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$71,989$68,120$71,99013
FY2021$79,446$67,554$90,11118
FY2022$84,781$69,222$99,78027
FY2023$98,155$68,494$102,50013
FY2024–––8
FY2025$81,578$81,578$108,03515
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Evansville's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $82,555 is worth about $90,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Evansville = 91.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Evansville, IN area earned a median of $98,560 in May 2025 (290 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,555, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
LTIMindtreetoo few7
OneMain General Servicestoo few4
Tyler Technologiestoo 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 $82,555 23
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$81,578$82,55523

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.