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Senior Software Engineer · San Jose, CA

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

Employers filed 737 certified H-1B applications for Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $186,073, 26% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$186,073
Middle half earn
$165,000 to $218,900
Top 10% earn over
$244,375
Certified filings
737

Pay by employer
PayPal, Inc.242$175,196−6%$164,654 – $190,000
Roku, Inc.103$236,404+27%$226,158 – $283,442
BILL Operations LLC25$189,108+2%$180,000 – $192,816
Zoom Communications, Inc.24$154,602−17%$152,994 – $187,188
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.13$153,301−18%$151,056 – $184,662
ByteDance Inc.13$258,000+39%$234,420 – $288,000
GlobalLogic Inc.12$130,853−30%$126,693 – $153,811
WeRide CORP10$191,367+3%$177,098 – $195,269
DocuSign Inc.10$222,070+19%$206,002 – $223,811
Google LLC10$236,000+27%$223,500 – $239,750
TikTok Inc.10$240,000+29%$221,850 – $255,240
Splunk, Inc.9$208,427+12%$198,081 – $209,364
IBM Corporation9$227,720+22%$226,158 – $248,400
F5, Inc.8$210,000+13%$193,352 – $223,750
A10 Networks, Inc.7$135,283−27%$130,853 – $135,283
Zscaler, Inc.7$141,107−24%$140,758 – $150,656
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC7$326,730+76%$256,257 – $339,400
AutoX Technologies, Inc.6$199,534+7%$185,931 – $199,534
DiDi Research America, LLC6$158,608−15%$155,974 – $158,905
Coinbase, Inc.6$218,900+18%$214,100 – $218,900
Couchbase, Inc.5$172,931−7%$153,962 – $184,758
SambaNova Systems Inc.5$181,293−3%$180,000 – $181,293
Tensor Auto Inc.4$232,024+25%$196,586 – $264,514
EPAM Systems Inc.4$133,000−29%$133,000 – $133,000
Arm, Inc.4$148,075−20%$121,846 – $177,663
Align Technology, Inc.4$188,152+1%$183,875 – $191,116
Tesla, Inc.4$161,782−13%$158,008 – $180,416
Upstart Network, Inc.3$221,400+19%$205,050 – $222,562
Experian Information Solutions Inc.3$155,000−17%$151,763 – $156,286
The Trade Desk, Inc.3$202,346+9%$200,940 – $214,242

By experience level
Level I26$146,307$149,360
Level II113$185,000$187,750
Level III90$215,700$226,130
Level IV118$244,375$264,520

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

By year
202335$194,056
2024198$190,000
2025258$193,640
2026246$175,646

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-22Readpointe, Inc.$149,365I
2026-06-19Molecular Devices LLC$186,000–
2026-06-18Hippo Employee Services Inc.$226,138III
2026-06-18Cloudera, Inc.$164,960–
2026-06-17PayPal, Inc.$180,000–
2026-06-16Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-16Google LLC$240,000III
2026-06-15Truveta, Inc.$187,741II
2026-06-14Google LLC$239,000–
2026-06-10Roku, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-08Couchbase, Inc.$214,400III
2026-06-07Google LLC$236,000–
2026-06-05DocuSign Inc.$223,811–
2026-06-05SambaNova Systems Inc.$180,000II
2026-06-04TT Commerce & Global Services LLC$350,000I
2026-06-04SambaNova Systems Inc.$170,000II
2026-06-04Couchbase, Inc.$153,915II
2026-06-04The Trade Desk, Inc.$202,346–
2026-06-03ByteDance Inc.$234,420III
2026-06-03Zoom Communications, Inc.$157,421–
2026-05-29PayPal, Inc.$209,766–
2026-05-29Zymebalanz LLC$187,741II
2026-05-28AiTmed Medical Inc$228,800III
2026-05-28Google LLC$248,000III
2026-05-27PayPal, Inc.$204,000–

The 25 most recent of 737. Every filing is on the San Jose, CA and Senior Software Engineer pages.

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