Entry-level Software Engineer salary in Gainesville, FL

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Gainesville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newberry, Gainsville, Alachua, Gainesvilles, High Springs.

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

Median salary$65,900
Middle 50%$62.4k–$90.2k
vs. all levels here−35%comparison median $102,116
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,600 and $148,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$62,400
50th (median)$65,900
75th$90,176
90th$107,009

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2023: median $71,500 (14 filings) FY2025: median $65,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $85,470 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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–––7
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––5
FY2023$71,500$60,000$105,49214
FY2024–––7
FY2025$65,000$61,200$73,38711
FY2026$85,470$63,000$106,25710

Cost of living

Gainesville's median entry-level Software Engineer salary of $65,900 is worth about $68,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Gainesville = 96.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Gainesville, FL area earned a median of $122,950 in May 2025 (580 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,900, 46% 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
Fugro USA Landtoo few2
Golok Globaltoo few2
R&L Carriers Shared Servicestoo few2
Storyfaithtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,900 21
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 42
Senior · Level III $115,960 13
Expert · Level IV $135,907 27

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$58,885$65,90021
Mid-level · Level II$75,234$90,00042
Senior · Level III$101,837$115,96013
Expert · Level IV$117,499$135,90727

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.