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Software Engineer · South San Francisco, CA

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

Employers filed 102 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer roles in South San Francisco, CA between Nov 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $161,637, 17% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$161,637
Middle half earn
$147,368 to $183,668
Top 10% earn over
$213,512
Certified filings
102

Pay by employer

Stripe, Inc.73$172,931+7%$155,605 – $187,574
Verily Life Sciences LLC11$172,000+6%$142,750 – $183,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc4$158,621−2%$155,605 – $161,637
Zipline International Inc.3$130,250−19%$130,125 – $145,125
Zymebalanz LLC2$113,443−30%$113,443 – $113,443
Pike Solutions Inc2$114,795−29%$114,795 – $114,795
Healthcare Triangle, Inc1$161,6370%$161,637 – $161,637
Genentech, Inc.1$184,467+14%$184,467 – $184,467
DocuSign Inc.1$188,000+16%$188,000 – $188,000
Digital Bazaar, Inc1$130,000−20%$130,000 – $130,000
Google LLC1$186,000+15%$186,000 – $186,000
Twenty Twenty Therapeutics LLC1$162,750+1%$162,750 – $162,750
Xaira Therapeutics, Inc.1$227,000+40%$227,000 – $227,000

By experience level

Level I26$135,699$135,700
Level II40$161,637$161,640
Level III19$181,272$187,570
Level IV12$213,512$213,510

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

By year

20233$181,272
202435$178,000
202533$172,931
202631$156,800

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-01Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-06-01Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-30Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$129,000I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-29Stripe, Inc.$129,000I
2026-05-28Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-26Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-15Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc$161,637II
2026-05-14Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-05-08Stripe, Inc.$135,699I
2026-05-06Stripe, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-05-06Stripe, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-04-30Stripe, Inc.$156,800I
2026-04-29Stripe, Inc.$161,637II

The 25 most recent of 102. Every filing is on the South San Francisco, CA and Software Engineer pages.

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