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Software Engineer · San Francisco, CA

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

Employers filed 2,710 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $180,000, 31% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$180,000
Middle half earn
$155,000 to $200,000
Top 10% earn over
$227,000
Certified filings
2,710

Pay by employer
Google LLC307$186,000+3%$177,000 – $200,000
DoorDash, Inc.225$181,813+1%$153,600 – $206,315
Uber Technologies, Inc.123$175,000−3%$163,300 – $184,600
Databricks, Inc.120$142,200−21%$140,000 – $150,000
LYFT, Inc.83$154,669−14%$144,000 – $181,000
Airbnb, Inc.72$171,466−5%$156,651 – $196,000
Meta Platforms, Inc68$217,965+21%$181,646 – $230,744
Resolve AI, Inc.59$213,512+19%$200,000 – $240,000
Waymo LLC49$192,000+7%$185,000 – $205,000
Dropbox, Inc.45$191,300+6%$187,000 – $210,800
ZipHQ, Inc.44$197,500+10%$175,000 – $220,000
Asana, Inc.43$171,000−5%$171,000 – $202,000
DocuSign Inc.42$180,6000%$155,567 – $187,935
Yelp Inc.39$200,000+11%$189,500 – $228,750
Nextdoor, Inc.36$188,500+5%$168,500 – $213,325
Chime Financial, Inc.34$170,000−6%$170,000 – $175,000
Scale AI, Inc.32$205,000+14%$184,250 – $220,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.31$180,960+1%$161,637 – $183,504
Salesforce, Inc.30$161,000−11%$149,972 – $175,250
Notion Labs, Inc.28$195,000+8%$178,750 – $231,675
Figma, Inc.27$210,000+17%$168,813 – $227,035
Thumbtack, Inc.27$190,000+6%$181,650 – $215,198
Anyscale, Inc.22$171,056−5%$150,000 – $181,000
Sigma Computing, Inc.21$194,000+8%$155,606 – $218,000
Social Finance, LLC21$165,000−8%$160,000 – $165,000
Mphasis Corporation19$114,899−36%$108,447 – $128,725
Benchling, Inc.18$177,500−1%$162,750 – $193,750
Plaid, Inc.18$204,558+14%$181,038 – $206,315
Gusto, Inc.16$214,989+19%$174,375 – $249,483
Grammarly, Inc.16$216,256+20%$201,918 – $252,500

By experience level
Level I408$140,000$135,700
Level II1,150$172,600$161,640
Level III457$197,760$187,570
Level IV404$220,500$213,510

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

By year
2023177$180,000
2024903$173,967
2025879$181,000
2026751$187,574

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Chime Financial, Inc.$175,000II
2026-06-23Airbnb, Inc.$162,000II
2026-06-22Patreon, Inc.$320,000III
2026-06-22Bretton AI Inc.$193,000II
2026-06-22Asana, Inc.$240,000IV
2026-06-22Google LLC$201,000II
2026-06-22DoorDash, Inc.$188,000I
2026-06-22Glean Technologies, Inc.$225,000I
2026-06-22Sprig Technologies Inc.$165,000II
2026-06-19Mplode Corporation$140,000I
2026-06-19American Tech Vision Solutions, LLC$114,795II
2026-06-19Scale AI, Inc.$220,000III
2026-06-19Reddit, Inc.$220,000II
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$187,574III
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$135,699I
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$135,699I
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$161,637II
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$135,699I
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$161,637II
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$187,574III
2026-06-18Mercor.io Corporation$135,699I
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$213,512IV
2026-06-18Juniper Square Inc.$213,512IV
2026-06-18Mongodb, Inc.$161,637II
2026-06-18Clay Labs Inc.$136,000I

The 25 most recent of 2,710. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Software Engineer pages.

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