Senior Software Engineer salary in Lakeland, FL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$133,525
Middle 50%$121k–$146.2k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $148,454
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $116,736 and $173,435.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,787
25th$121,000
50th (median)$133,525
75th$146,200
90th$169,790

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $105k $120k FY2020: median $108,706 (23 filings) FY2021: median $101,920 (17 filings) FY2022: median $107,173 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 23
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$108,706$100,420$115,31723
FY2021$101,920$90,210$114,11417
FY2022$107,173$98,679$117,05816
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––2
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Lakeland's median senior Software Engineer salary of $133,525 is worth about $137,500 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 $133,525, 9% 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
Salesforcetoo few2
FedExtoo few2
Innova Solutionstoo 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 $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.