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Software Engineer · Sunnyvale, CA

Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 5,294 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $186,000, 35% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$186,000
Middle half earn
$164,000 to $201,000
Top 10% earn over
$227,917
Certified filings
5,294

Pay by employer

Google LLC4,024$186,0000%$168,962 – $202,000
Meta Platforms, Inc315$218,000+17%$187,000 – $232,000
LinkedIn Corporation199$131,474−29%$130,170 – $151,429
Juniper Networks, Inc.147$135,283−27%$133,432 – $146,307
Uber Technologies, Inc.139$183,000−2%$169,588 – $189,000
DoorDash, Inc.112$176,038−5%$153,600 – $188,000
Applied Intuition, Inc.28$172,500−7%$149,365 – $201,250
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.15$176,300−5%$140,795 – $182,531
YugabyteDB, Inc.10$175,000−6%$155,750 – $178,750
Ryzlink Corp8$101,254−46%$99,132 – $108,160
NVIDIA Corporation8$178,091−4%$147,835 – $208,347
Wayve Technologies, Inc8$240,000+29%$220,000 – $251,250
Proofpoint, Inc.8$164,492−12%$151,564 – $173,274
Niantic, Inc.7$168,000−10%$158,350 – $176,300
Version IT Inc6$172,940−7%$172,931 – $172,950
Red Oak Tech, Inc6$163,894−12%$158,589 – $171,818
Quora, Inc.5$172,931−7%$172,931 – $184,662
Rubrik, Inc.5$160,000−14%$155,000 – $165,000
Elite IT Technologies LLC5$114,716−38%$114,716 – $121,491
Caspex Corp5$136,000−27%$125,000 – $138,000
DocuSign Inc.5$184,662−1%$180,600 – $189,520
Amiseq Inc4$149,682−20%$134,862 – $150,000
Coram AI Inc.4$212,500+14%$203,750 – $216,250
Block, Inc.4$200,300+8%$195,315 – $207,950
Nokia of America Corporation4$161,666−13%$155,112 – $165,750
Macrosoft, Inc.4$201,240+8%$137,280 – $265,200
Synopsys, Inc.4$162,038−13%$158,408 – $165,354
Cresta Intelligence Inc.3$270,000+45%$240,000 – $270,000
ERPLabs Inc3$146,307−21%$140,795 – $147,836
Tesla, Inc.3$160,000−14%$150,000 – $169,250

By experience level

Level I293$146,307$149,360
Level II2,061$189,000$187,750
Level III481$225,000$226,130
Level IV172$264,514$264,520

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

By year

2023298$181,000
20241,765$182,000
20251,792$186,000
20261,439$193,102

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Google LLC$250,000–
2026-06-23Google LLC$245,000–
2026-06-22Google LLC$247,000–
2026-06-22Google LLC$245,000–
2026-06-22Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-22Meta Platforms, Inc$243,799–
2026-06-21Google LLC$233,000II
2026-06-21Google LLC$255,000–
2026-06-21Google LLC$196,000II
2026-06-19Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-19Google LLC$242,000–
2026-06-19Google LLC$201,000II
2026-06-18Google LLC$205,000II
2026-06-18Google LLC$170,000–
2026-06-18Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-18Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-18Google LLC$196,000II
2026-06-18Google LLC$168,000–
2026-06-17Google LLC$205,000II
2026-06-17Google LLC$260,000–
2026-06-17Google LLC$170,832–
2026-06-17Google LLC$200,000II
2026-06-17Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-17Google LLC$208,000I
2026-06-17Cresta Intelligence Inc.$270,000IV

The 25 most recent of 5,294. Every filing is on the Sunnyvale, CA and Software Engineer pages.

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