Senior Software Engineer salary in Springfield, MA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Springfield, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Holyoke, Longmeadow, Chicopee, Agawam.

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

Median salary$139,807
Middle 50%$128.6k–$197.1k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $129,000
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $118,700 and $235,016.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,444
25th$128,642
50th (median)$139,807
75th$197,118
90th$211,377

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $96,944 (16 filings) FY2021: median $111,488 (17 filings) FY2024: median $140,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 17
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$96,944$93,000$110,96116
FY2021$111,488$101,296$128,15717
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––7
FY2024$140,000$123,947$145,00013
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Springfield's median senior Software Engineer salary of $139,807 is worth about $145,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Springfield = 96.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Springfield, MA area earned a median of $127,740 in May 2025 (650 employed). The H-1B median here is $139,807, 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
EYtoo 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 $110,000 25
Senior · Level III $139,807 10
Expert · Level IV $148,300 13

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$100,006$110,00025
Senior · Level III$117,728$139,80710
Expert · Level IV$147,243$148,30013

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.