Entry-level Software Engineer salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Okemos, East Lansing, Dimondale, Grand Ledge, Haslett.

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

Median salary$70,803

Middle 50%$70.7k–$85k

vs. all levels here−29%comparison median $99,112

Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,699 and $127,650.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$70,699
25th	$70,699
50th (median)	$70,803
75th	$85,000
90th	$87,872

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	2
FY2021	$54,350	$52,936	$58,000	17
FY2022	–	–	–	9
FY2023	–	–	–	5
FY2024	$67,746	$64,896	$81,744	25
FY2025	$70,752	$70,699	$83,400	20
FY2026	$84,053	$70,803	$85,000	13

Cost of living

Lansing's median entry-level Software Engineer salary of $70,803 is worth about $74,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lansing = 95.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lansing, MI area earned a median of $97,120 in May 2025 (3,020 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,803, 27% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Technosoft	too few	6
App Dynamic Systems	too few	3
Talent Trust Tech	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$70,803	33
Mid-level · Level II	$85,000	183
Senior · Level III	$104,000	91
Expert · Level IV	$123,188	92

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$70,803	$70,803	33
Mid-level · Level II	$84,157	$85,000	183
Senior · Level III	$99,112	$104,000	91
Expert · Level IV	$113,277	$123,188	92

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.