Senior Software Engineer salary in Reno, NV

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Reno, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sparks.

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

Median salary$140,000
Middle 50%$137.3k–$145.2k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $120,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,227 and $209,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,259
25th$137,259
50th (median)$140,000
75th$145,166
90th$152,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $108,900 (10 filings) FY2021: median $125,231 (12 filings) FY2022: median $130,843 (12 filings) FY2025: median $140,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 13
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$108,900$102,222$112,31510
FY2021$125,231$111,950$139,88012
FY2022$130,843$127,847$143,44412
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––9
FY2025$140,000$137,259$145,00013
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Reno's median senior Software Engineer salary of $140,000 is worth about $138,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Reno = 101.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Reno, NV area earned a median of $125,710 in May 2025 (1,200 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,000, 11% 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
Capgemini Americatoo few3
Teslatoo few3
i3 Verticalstoo few2
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $100,000 13
Mid-level · Level II $112,000 37
Senior · Level III $140,000 19
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$83,886$100,00013
Mid-level · Level II$110,219$112,00037
Senior · Level III$137,259$140,00019

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.