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Founding Engineer: H-1B salaries
209 labor condition applications used the job title Founding Engineer. Median offered base salary $173,966; middle half $150,000–$200,000.
Applications (LCAs)209
Median offered salary$173,966
Middle half of salaries$150,000–$200,000
10th–90th percentile$132,000–$230,406
Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Parsed Systems, Inc. | 6 | $161,637 |
| Tessera Labs Corporation | 5 | $200,000 |
| Apricus International LLC | 4 | $135,500 |
| Didero Inc. | 3 | $120,000 |
| Share [XYZ] Inc. | 3 | $201,646 |
| Lever AI Inc. | 3 | $147,802 |
| Caro Technologies Inc. | 3 | $150,000 |
| Nexusflow.ai Inc. | 3 | $135,283 |
| Accelos Inc | 3 | $180,000 |
| Publish AI, Inc. | 3 | $177,000 |
| DealOps Inc. | 3 | $170,000 |
| DiligenceSquared Inc. | 3 | $160,805 |
| YMTM Inc. | 3 | $190,000 |
| Push Cash Inc. | 2 | $160,000 |
| Shapley, Inc. | 2 | $234,052 |
| Potrero Labs, Inc. | 2 | $187,500 |
| ModelCode AI | 2 | $233,000 |
| Tusk AI, Inc. | 2 | $157,500 |
| WideField Security Inc | 2 | $189,480 |
| Deeptune, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 |
| Garage Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $185,000 |
| Kumo.ai, Inc. | 2 | $164,750 |
| Mooncake Labs Inc. | 2 | $147,500 |
| Waystation AI, Inc. | 2 | $206,315 |
| Prickly Pear Health | 2 | $83,096 |
| Corgi Insurance Services, Inc. | 2 | $168,000 |
| Mobilio Co. | 2 | $130,250 |
| Erebor Group Inc. | 2 | $225,000 |
| Longitude Labs Inc. | 2 | $230,000 |
| Gekit Inc. | 2 | $218,000 |
| Dynamis Labs, Inc. | 2 | $172,398 |
| Solvea, Inc. | 2 | $193,787 |
| Kuzushi Incorporated | 2 | $260,000 |
| Datawizz, Inc. | 2 | $215,000 |
| Seedbox Labs, Inc. | 2 | — |
| Cognisos, Inc. | 2 | $140,000 |
| Micro1 Inc. | 2 | $215,000 |
| Modos AI, Inc. | 2 | $247,500 |
| BizTrip AI Inc. | 2 | $165,000 |
| Artie Technologies Inc. | 2 | $194,000 |
| Sycamore Labs Inc. | 2 | $235,000 |
| Luminary Cloud, Inc. | 1 | $183,310 |
| Liquidonate Inc. | 1 | $135,000 |
| Non-Fungible Labs, Inc. | 1 | — |
| Modern Recruiting, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| CTI API Inc | 1 | $150,000 |
| Prezento Technologies Inc. | 1 | — |
| nEye Systems, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 |
| Convex Research, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Blockit AI LLC | 1 | — |
| CurieTech Inc. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Promeed Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| Simbian, Inc | 1 | $180,000 |
| EzDubs, Inc. | 1 | $147,368 |
| BoloAI Inc. | 1 | $185,000 |
| Glyf Space, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 |
| Deasie, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| GetVector, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| Axilla, Inc. | 1 | $181,272 |
| Guardian AI, Inc. | 1 | $95,493 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $140,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $162,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $186,287 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $216,000 |
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.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | $160,000 |
| FY2024 | 25 | $169,229 |
| FY2025 | 53 | $163,862 |
| FY2026 | 95 | $185,000 |
Cities
- San Francisco, CA75
- New York, NY31
- Palo Alto, CA15
- Brooklyn, NY7
- San Jose, CA7
- Mountain View, CA6
- Redwood City, CA4
- Arlington, VA4
- Sunnyvale, CA3
- Burlingame, CA3
- Santa Clara, CA3
- Bellevue, WA3
- San Mateo, CA3
- Tiburon, CA2
- Manhattan Beach, CA2
- Phoenix, AZ2
- Newport Beach, CA2
- Cambridge, MA2
- Piedmont, CA2
- Hayward, CA1
- Queens, NY1
- Berkeley, CA1
- Plainsboro, NJ1
- Daly City, CA1
- Dublin, CA1
- Waltham, MA1
- Long Island City, NY1
- Pleasanton, CA1
- Allen, TX1
- Cupertino, CA1
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).