Expert Software Engineer salary in Palm Bay, FL

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Melbourne, West Melbourne, Rockledge, Indialantic, Melebourne.

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

Median salary$146,973
Middle 50%$145.8k–$156.2k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $125,667
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,766 and $196,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,766
25th$145,766
50th (median)$146,973
75th$156,247
90th$166,970

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2021: median $125,570 (14 filings) FY2022: median $132,894 (28 filings) FY2023: median $130,062 (14 filings) FY2025: median $145,766 (13 filings) FY2026: median $146,973 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 28
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–––5
FY2021$125,570$125,570$129,68314
FY2022$132,894$128,731$150,46028
FY2023$130,062$130,062$135,86314
FY2024–––8
FY2025$145,766$145,766$150,00013
FY2026$146,973$146,973$157,95011

Cost of living

Palm Bay's median expert Software Engineer salary of $146,973 is worth about $147,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Palm Bay = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Palm Bay, FL area earned a median of $131,760 in May 2025 (5,030 employed). The H-1B median here is $146,973, 12% 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
Rockwell Collins$145,76613
Thales Avionicstoo few3
GE Energy Management Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,550 19
Mid-level · Level II $106,392 38
Senior · Level III $126,672 31
Expert · Level IV $146,973 24

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$86,507$87,55019
Mid-level · Level II$106,267$106,39238
Senior · Level III$126,672$126,67231
Expert · Level IV$146,973$146,97324

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.