Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Lakeland, FL

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Davenport, Auburndale, Bartow, Haines City, Seffner.

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

Median salary$99,030
Middle 50%$94.4k–$103k
vs. all levels here−33%comparison median $148,454
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,501 and $171,120.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,501
25th$94,370
50th (median)$99,030
75th$103,000
90th$127,445

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,999 (42 filings) FY2021: median $81,806 (57 filings) FY2022: median $91,063 (22 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (27 filings) FY2024: median $91,520 (15 filings) FY2025: median $99,030 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 42 filings FY20 FY2021: 57 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 57
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$79,999$77,688$90,00042
FY2021$81,806$75,296$94,00057
FY2022$91,063$76,879$98,93822
FY2023$85,000$83,741$90,00027
FY2024$91,520$86,400$100,71815
FY2025$99,030$92,436$104,10315
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Lakeland's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $99,030 is worth about $101,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lakeland = 97.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lakeland, FL area earned a median of $122,200 in May 2025 (990 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,030, 19% 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
System Soft Technologiestoo few3

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 $99,030 17
Senior · Level III $133,525 11
Expert · Level IV $151,437 77

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$90,501$99,03017
Senior · Level III$119,787$133,52511
Expert · Level IV$140,525$151,43777

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.