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Staff Software Engineer · San Francisco, CA

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

Employers filed 387 certified H-1B applications for Staff Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $219,545, 21% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$219,545
Middle half earn
$203,266 to $250,000
Top 10% earn over
$267,806
Certified filings
387

Pay by employer
Uber Technologies, Inc.32$243,850+11%$229,175 – $255,900
Airbnb, Inc.25$204,000−7%$204,000 – $204,000
Gap Inc.21$180,960−18%$170,000 – $187,574
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.18$250,000+14%$250,000 – $272,500
Okta, Inc.14$209,914−4%$192,860 – $213,512
Turo, Inc.14$209,406−5%$195,682 – $217,602
Databricks, Inc.13$223,142+2%$223,142 – $264,514
LinkedIn Corporation12$213,331−3%$211,244 – $213,933
Ripple Labs, Inc.9$244,400+11%$240,410 – $247,540
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC9$209,900−4%$182,500 – $215,197
Social Finance, LLC8$241,500+10%$239,275 – $244,919
Galileo Financial Technologies7$240,000+9%$227,500 – $245,000
Pinterest, Inc.6$212,836−3%$190,689 – $232,081
Anyscale, Inc.6$228,250+4%$214,125 – $237,500
Amplitude, Inc.6$254,000+16%$244,684 – $264,350
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.6$202,911−8%$198,400 – $203,222
Activision Blizzard Media, LLC6$213,381−3%$210,050 – $214,940
People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling5$295,000+34%$293,000 – $300,000
Chime Financial, Inc.5$260,000+18%$250,000 – $265,000
Coinbase, Inc.5$256,500+17%$256,500 – $256,500
Thumbtack, Inc.5$202,000−8%$202,000 – $216,000
Attentive Mobile, Inc.4$243,186+11%$234,154 – $256,250
6sense Insights, Inc.4$227,810+4%$222,652 – $229,121
Discord, Inc.4$283,907+29%$262,814 – $305,000
Ironclad, Inc.4$205,000−7%$199,250 – $217,500
Stryder Corporation4$227,940+4%$221,250 – $240,660
Zendesk, Inc.4$196,280−11%$192,935 – $215,136
Niantic, Inc.4$252,805+15%$248,000 – $260,708
Maplebear Inc.4$250,000+14%$240,000 – $250,000
MyVest Corporation3$222,072+1%$214,366 – $222,072

By experience level
Level I2$176,218$135,700
Level II39$190,400$161,640
Level III108$204,000$187,570
Level IV215$243,000$213,510

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

By year
202327$205,000
2024141$207,000
2025142$230,250
202677$223,142

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$223,142IV
2026-06-19Databricks, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-18Academia, Inc.$245,000III
2026-06-18Okta, Inc.$168,110–
2026-06-17Crusoe Technologies LLC$275,000IV
2026-06-16Prosper Marketplace, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-06-16Demandbase, Inc.$255,000IV
2026-06-11Meter, Inc.$245,000IV
2026-06-11Okta, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-06-08Wispr AI, Inc.$275,000IV
2026-06-05Stack AV Co$213,512IV
2026-06-03Crusoe Technologies LLC$285,000IV
2026-06-03Amplitude, Inc.$267,968IV
2026-06-02Maytana, Inc$213,512IV
2026-06-01Coinbase, Inc.$256,500IV
2026-05-29Chime Financial, Inc.$280,000IV
2026-05-28Social Finance, LLC$250,000–
2026-05-21Keystone Strategy LLC$187,574III
2026-05-19Niantic, Inc.$257,610IV

The 25 most recent of 387. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Staff Software Engineer pages.

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