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Software Developers in San Francisco, CA: H-1B salaries

15,419 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $187,480; middle half $161,260–$214,000.

Applications (LCAs)15,419

Median offered salary$187,480

Middle half of salaries$161,260–$214,000

10th–90th percentile$144,000–$245,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$140,000
Level II (qualified)	$169,100
Level III (experienced)	$196,500
Level IV (fully competent)	$225,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Salesforce, Inc.	1,924	$204,750
Google LLC	634	$186,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	528	$178,298
Uber Technologies, Inc.	497	$191,200
Airbnb, Inc.	331	$185,000
DoorDash, Inc.	292	$187,741
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	224	$186,959
Cruise LLC	205	$202,000
DocuSign Inc.	202	$200,000
Pinterest, Inc.	178	$167,149
Autodesk, Inc.	168	$165,669
Databricks, Inc.	166	$172,931
Anthropic, PBC	162	$213,512
Cisco Systems, Inc.	149	$180,960
LYFT, Inc.	133	$162,000
Meta Platforms, Inc	133	$210,108
Adobe Inc.	126	$180,000
LinkedIn Corporation	122	$170,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	118	$255,000
Chime Financial, Inc.	116	$215,000
Asana, Inc.	114	$186,875
Microsoft Corporation	109	$185,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	102	$180,000
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	100	$158,080
Twilio, Inc.	100	$203,843
Social Finance, LLC	96	$205,000
Okta, Inc.	89	$183,310
LendingClub Bank National Association	89	$197,000
Scale AI, Inc.	83	$200,400
Waymo LLC	82	$185,000
Dropbox, Inc.	80	$187,000
Twitch Interactive, Inc.	80	$183,655
Apple Inc.	76	$206,315
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	75	$176,585
Nextdoor, Inc.	75	$190,800
Resolve AI, Inc.	74	$217,500
The Gap, Inc.	73	$180,960
Cloudflare, Inc.	72	$188,500
Yelp Inc.	72	$192,500
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.	72	$228,700

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).