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Founding Engineer H-1B salaries
Employers filed 161 certified H-1B applications for Founding Engineer roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $175,000.
- Median salary offered
- $175,000
- Middle half earn
- $150,000 to $200,000
- Top 10% earn over
- $235,000
- Certified filings
- 161
Every filing
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Pay by employer
| Employer | Filings | Median | Middle half |
|---|
| Accelos Inc | 3 | $180,000 | $177,500 – $192,500 |
| Caro Technologies Inc. | 3 | $150,000 | $150,000 – $169,000 |
| DealOps Inc. | 3 | $170,000 | $170,000 – $170,000 |
| YMTM Inc. | 3 | $190,000 | $190,000 – $190,000 |
| Nexusflow.ai Inc. | 3 | $135,283 | $110,552 – $152,642 |
| DiligenceSquared Inc. | 3 | $160,805 | $146,401 – $160,805 |
| WideField Security Inc | 2 | $189,480 | $188,276 – $190,683 |
| ModelCode AI | 2 | $233,000 | $224,500 – $241,500 |
| Datawizz, Inc. | 2 | $215,000 | $215,000 – $215,000 |
| Cognisos, Inc. | 2 | $140,000 | $140,000 – $140,000 |
| Apricus International LLC | 2 | $135,500 | $131,750 – $139,250 |
| Kuzushi Incorporated | 2 | $260,000 | $260,000 – $260,000 |
| Publish AI, Inc. | 2 | $177,000 | $167,000 – $187,000 |
| Potrero Labs, Inc. | 2 | $187,500 | $186,250 – $188,750 |
| Mooncake Labs Inc. | 2 | $147,500 | $146,250 – $148,750 |
| Mobilio Co. | 2 | $130,250 | $130,250 – $130,250 |
| Modos AI, Inc. | 2 | $247,500 | $231,250 – $263,750 |
| Gekit Inc. | 2 | $218,000 | $218,000 – $218,000 |
| BizTrip AI Inc. | 2 | $165,000 | $165,000 – $165,000 |
| Tessera Labs Corporation | 2 | $200,000 | $175,000 – $225,000 |
| Share [XYZ] Inc. | 2 | $201,646 | $185,437 – $217,854 |
| Seedbox Labs, Inc. | 2 | $748,800 | $748,800 – $748,800 |
| Shapley, Inc. | 2 | $234,052 | $209,357 – $258,747 |
| Sycamore Labs Inc. | 2 | $235,000 | $217,500 – $252,500 |
| Adapt API, Inc. | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 – $210,000 |
| AgentbaseAI Inc. | 1 | $188,000 | $188,000 – $188,000 |
| BoloAI Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | $185,000 – $185,000 |
| Brainbase Labs, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 – $180,000 |
| Aristotle Technologies Inc | 1 | $59,000 | $59,000 – $59,000 |
| Avallon Labs Inc | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 – $160,000 |
| Auxia Inc. | 1 | $265,000 | $265,000 – $265,000 |
| Anypoint, Inc. | 1 | $215,000 | $215,000 – $215,000 |
| Artie Technologies Inc. | 1 | $188,000 | $188,000 – $188,000 |
| Andy AI Inc | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 – $170,000 |
| Altara Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $214,000 | $214,000 – $214,000 |
| CurieTech Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | $190,000 – $190,000 |
| Curta Technologies, Inc | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 – $175,000 |
| Crucibl Inc | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 – $170,000 |
| Delve Technologies Inc | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 – $135,000 |
| Dynamis Labs, Inc. | 1 | $114,795 | $114,795 – $114,795 |
| Elorian AI, Inc. | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 – $400,000 |
| Erebor Group Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 – $225,000 |
| Deasie, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 – $160,000 |
| EzDubs, Inc. | 1 | $147,368 | $147,368 – $147,368 |
| Frontier Superintelligence Inc. | 1 | $226,138 | $226,138 – $226,138 |
| Garage Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | $185,000 – $185,000 |
| Garden Retirement Company | 1 | $165,000 | $165,000 – $165,000 |
| GetVector, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 – $150,000 |
| Glaze AI, Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | $165,000 – $165,000 |
| Glyf Space, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 – $140,000 |
Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
| City | Filings | Median | Middle half |
|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 54 | $180,000 | $152,054 – $200,000 |
| New York, NY | 23 | $165,000 | $160,000 – $195,000 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 15 | $188,000 | $172,500 – $245,569 |
| San Jose, CA | 5 | $150,000 | $146,307 – $200,000 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $190,000 | $165,000 – $190,000 |
| Mountain View, CA | 4 | $193,966 | $166,323 – $232,500 |
| Burlingame, CA | 3 | $190,000 | $187,500 – $212,500 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3 | $190,000 | $167,500 – $235,000 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $187,073 | $168,536 – $189,480 |
| San Mateo, CA | 3 | $205,000 | $192,500 – $227,500 |
| Bellevue, WA | 3 | $140,000 | $112,910 – $190,000 |
| Arlington, VA | 2 | $135,500 | $131,750 – $139,250 |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $218,000 | $218,000 – $218,000 |
| Piedmont, CA | 2 | $247,500 | $231,250 – $263,750 |
| Redwood City, CA | 2 | $183,976 | $172,806 – $195,146 |
| Cupertino, CA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 – $175,000 |
| Coconut Grove, FL | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 – $175,000 |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $153,317 | $153,317 – $153,317 |
| Champaign, IL | 1 | $130,000 | $130,000 – $130,000 |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $748,800 | $748,800 – $748,800 |
By experience level
| Wage level | Filings | Median |
|---|
| Level I | 26 | $140,000 |
| Level II | 56 | $169,000 |
| Level III | 33 | $187,574 |
| Level IV | 41 | $218,000 |
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
| Year filed | Filings | Median |
|---|
| 2023 | 6 | $187,500 |
| 2024 | 23 | $150,000 |
| 2025 | 57 | $172,931 |
| 2026 | 75 | $180,000 |