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Software Developers in Palo Alto, CA: H-1B salaries

5,212 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Palo Alto, CA. Median offered base salary $187,741; middle half $164,271–$216,565.

Applications (LCAs)5,212

Median offered salary$187,741

Middle half of salaries$164,271–$216,565

10th–90th percentile$146,307–$243,344

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$150,000
Level II (qualified)	$187,741
Level III (experienced)	$215,594
Level IV (fully competent)	$230,000

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
VMware, Inc.	712	$192,057
Tesla, Inc.	549	$196,425
Amazon.com Services LLC	459	$190,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	308	$188,000
Snap Inc.	266	$181,272
Rubrik, Inc.	225	$180,000
Pinterest, Inc.	216	$184,662
Rivian Automotive, LLC	201	$200,000
SAP Labs, LLC	152	$156,312
Salesforce, Inc.	119	$215,000
Ariba, Inc.	116	$161,678
Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC	89	$204,511
A9.com INC	63	$184,662
Navan, Inc.	52	$184,662
Tinder LLC	49	$187,741
Ford Motor Company	46	$178,800
Latitude AI, LLC	45	$199,534
SuccessFactors, Inc.	44	$154,568
Glean Technologies, Inc.	38	$215,000
Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.	38	$200,000
Wing Aviation LLC	37	$180,000
Rivian, LLC	35	$185,486
SambaNova Systems Inc.	35	$165,000
Match Group LLC	33	$184,662
East West Bank	32	$190,562
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC	32	$192,500
CA, Inc.	31	$180,778
AppLovin Corporation	27	$200,000
X Corp.	25	$230,000
X.ai LLC	24	$290,000
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	23	$142,675
Spotnana Technology, Inc.	22	$195,000
Palantir Technologies Inc.	22	$172,500
Mongodb, Inc.	21	$226,138
Clockwork Systems, Inc.	20	$148,154
SAP America, Inc.	19	$150,588
Tencent America LLC	18	$204,000
ActiveHours, Inc.	16	$192,941
Rhombus Power, Inc.	16	$147,836
Google LLC	15	$170,000

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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).