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Senior Software Engineer · San Francisco, CA

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

Employers filed 1,271 certified H-1B applications for Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $191,889, 30% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$191,889
Middle half earn
$180,960 to $213,840
Top 10% earn over
$230,000
Certified filings
1,271

Pay by employer
Uber Technologies, Inc.121$205,500+7%$196,500 – $216,500
Airbnb, Inc.92$185,000−4%$185,000 – $191,000
Chime Financial, Inc.55$225,000+17%$214,256 – $232,200
Databricks, Inc.45$181,293−6%$175,000 – $199,534
Bloomberg L.P.42$181,272−6%$180,960 – $187,574
LinkedIn Corporation39$180,960−6%$159,172 – $182,586
DocuSign Inc.37$213,512+11%$199,534 – $222,841
Social Finance, LLC27$205,000+7%$191,889 – $210,000
Pinterest, Inc.24$187,741−2%$172,931 – $226,138
Ripple Labs, Inc.24$199,275+4%$185,055 – $210,205
People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling24$260,625+36%$218,425 – $265,000
U.S. Bank National Association21$162,000−16%$149,270 – $185,058
Turo, Inc.19$184,151−4%$180,636 – $186,000
Salesforce, Inc.16$227,500+19%$208,062 – $241,365
Highnote Platform, Inc.15$213,512+11%$206,315 – $217,500
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC15$187,700−2%$181,272 – $187,700
Okta, Inc.14$177,088−8%$167,319 – $187,428
Discord, Inc.14$258,002+34%$234,810 – $268,431
Autodesk, Inc.13$157,647−18%$135,893 – $159,777
LendingClub Bank National Association13$199,500+4%$186,000 – $207,000
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.12$226,250+18%$210,000 – $235,000
Cruise LLC12$174,730−9%$160,800 – $192,500
People Center, Inc.10$216,100+13%$210,205 – $257,500
Unity Technologies SF10$167,500−13%$162,500 – $170,750
Affirm, Inc.10$215,000+12%$193,750 – $218,750
Maplebear Inc.10$205,000+7%$184,000 – $220,000
Zendesk, Inc.9$178,180−7%$175,000 – $180,250
Ironclad, Inc.9$185,000−4%$180,000 – $185,000
Tubi, Inc.8$245,756+28%$224,510 – $259,600
Mongodb, Inc.8$220,670+15%$208,144 – $236,250

By experience level
Level I16$151,648$135,700
Level II286$180,000$161,640
Level III550$191,624$187,570
Level IV253$220,000$213,510

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

By year
2023110$185,000
2024479$185,874
2025421$192,200
2026261$210,000

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Bloomberg L.P.$187,574III
2026-06-23Puzzl Group Inc.$175,000II
2026-06-22U.S. Bank National Association$166,862II
2026-06-19Social Finance, LLC$209,140–
2026-06-18Chime Financial, Inc.$225,000IV
2026-06-17Galileo Financial Technologies$200,000II
2026-06-16Uber Technologies, Inc.$191,600–
2026-06-16Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-16Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-16Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-16Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-15People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling$265,000IV
2026-06-12Uber Technologies, Inc.$209,800–
2026-06-12Varo Bank N.A.$198,000III
2026-06-11LiveRamp, Inc.$190,000–
2026-06-11Atomus Corporation$187,574III
2026-06-11Databricks, Inc.$181,293III
2026-06-11Heartflow, Inc.$186,826IV
2026-06-10Tubi, Inc.$274,456IV
2026-06-10Redpanda Data, Inc.$215,000IV
2026-06-10Okta, Inc.$167,319–
2026-06-09Tubi, Inc.$259,600–
2026-06-09mdhub, Inc.$215,000IV
2026-06-09Databricks, Inc.$190,700–
2026-06-09DocuSign Inc.$223,811–

The 25 most recent of 1,271. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Senior Software Engineer pages.

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