Expert Software Engineer salary in Green Bay, WI

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Green Bay, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes De Pere, Pulaski, Hobart, Depere, Algoma.

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

Median salary$137,248
Middle 50%$123.3k–$150k
vs. all levels here+14%comparison median $120,723
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,723 and $249,822.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,723
25th$123,302
50th (median)$137,248
75th$150,000
90th$156,557

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $102,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $103,200 (13 filings) FY2023: median $123,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $138,747 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 16
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$102,500$97,125$113,43414
FY2021–––8
FY2022$103,200$100,000$117,58813
FY2023$123,500$112,684$135,03016
FY2024–––9
FY2025$138,747$120,723$151,41410
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Green Bay's median expert Software Engineer salary of $137,248 is worth about $147,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Green Bay = 93.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Green Bay, WI area earned a median of $103,160 in May 2025 (860 employed). The H-1B median here is $137,248, 33% 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
Schneider Enterprise Resourcestoo few4
Cigna-Evernorth Servicestoo few3
New Era Technologytoo few3
Constellation Energy Generationtoo 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 $90,376 14
Senior · Level III $120,894 11
Expert · Level IV $137,248 17

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$90,376$90,37614
Senior · Level III$103,646$120,89411
Expert · Level IV$120,723$137,24817

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.