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Data Engineer · San Francisco, CA

Data Engineer in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 134 certified H-1B applications for Data Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $165,546, 56% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$165,546
Middle half earn
$144,625 to $186,705
Top 10% earn over
$210,000
Certified filings
134

Pay by employer
Asana, Inc.13$182,000+10%$182,000 – $182,000
Notion Labs, Inc.8$205,000+24%$197,500 – $221,250
Meta Platforms, Inc8$190,901+15%$175,096 – $211,714
IBM Corporation6$177,806+7%$144,955 – $207,162
Airbnb, Inc.5$179,000+8%$162,000 – $196,000
Dropbox, Inc.5$179,670+9%$155,605 – $188,398
Numeric Technologies Inc4$145,000−12%$145,000 – $145,592
Mastercard International Incorporated4$128,398−22%$123,219 – $128,398
DoorDash, Inc.3$144,500−13%$144,500 – $157,364
Stok, LLC3$140,000−15%$139,000 – $143,500
Cisco Systems, Inc.3$180,960+9%$177,845 – $184,267
DocuSign Inc.3$184,098+11%$175,095 – $184,098
LatentView Analytics Corporation3$155,605−6%$151,486 – $155,605
MacroXStudio, Inc.2$120,000−28%$120,000 – $120,000
Lasai Technologies LLC2$142,002−14%$135,200 – $148,803
LYFT, Inc.2$127,125−23%$125,562 – $128,688
Aircall.io, Inc.2$187,500+13%$178,750 – $196,250
Plaid, Inc.2$205,754+24%$201,874 – $209,633
Social Finance, LLC2$155,264−6%$152,632 – $157,896
Salesforce, Inc.2$138,084−17%$126,619 – $149,549
Relanto Inc.2$120,000−28%$115,000 – $125,000
CBS Interactive, Inc.2$140,000−15%$130,000 – $150,000
Upgrade, Inc.2$187,554+13%$179,223 – $195,884
Stitch Fix, Inc.2$223,000+35%$219,500 – $226,500
Thumbtack, Inc.2$165,0000%$165,000 – $165,000
Castlight Health, Inc.2$143,046−14%$139,818 – $146,273
Autodesk, Inc.2$130,256−21%$127,378 – $133,133
Discord, Inc.1$182,820+10%$182,820 – $182,820
Chime Financial, Inc.1$136,011−18%$136,011 – $136,011
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1$161,830−2%$161,830 – $161,830

By experience level
Level I14$134,310$103,520
Level II47$147,136$133,960
Level III45$182,000$164,400
Level IV20$209,966$194,840

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
202313$161,830
202446$147,684
202550$177,000
202625$187,574

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23DocuSign Inc.$166,092–
2026-06-18Woflow, Inc.$170,000I
2026-06-09Cognition AI Inc.$210,000III
2026-05-27Gusto, Inc.$210,212IV
2026-05-20Meta Platforms, Inc$289,786IV
2026-05-20Thumbtack, Inc.$165,000III
2026-05-18Meta Platforms, Inc$181,882I
2026-05-08Notion Labs, Inc.$176,000II
2026-05-07Thumbtack, Inc.$165,000III
2026-05-07Cisco Systems, Inc.$174,730–
2026-05-07Meta Platforms, Inc$217,694IV
2026-04-28Notion Labs, Inc.$210,000III
2026-04-16Airbnb, Inc.$196,000III
2026-04-15Airbnb, Inc.$196,000III
2026-04-12Airbnb, Inc.$162,000II
2026-04-10Airbnb, Inc.$179,000III
2026-04-07OuraRing Inc.$164,403III
2026-03-18Plaid, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-02-12Use Fluency, Inc.$134,000II
2026-02-10Cisco Systems, Inc.$187,574III
2026-01-27Stok, LLC$147,000III
2026-01-23Valon Technologies, Inc.$190,000III
2026-01-15IBM Corporation$207,162IV
2026-01-12IBM Corporation$207,162IV
2026-01-09Upgrade, Inc.$204,214IV

The 25 most recent of 134. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Data Engineer pages.

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