Software Engineer Salary in San Francisco, CA

1,035 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Software Engineer in San Francisco is $183,489 — 51% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$183,489
Average
$110,093
Min Est.
$330,280
Max Est.
1,035
Filings

Top Employers for Software Engineer in San Francisco

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Google LLC $192,579 113
DoorDash, Inc. $183,230 92
Uber Technologies, Inc. $171,922 54
LYFT, Inc. $158,771 40
Databricks, Inc. $155,293 29
Resolve AI, Inc. $230,370 27
Waymo LLC $211,000 25
Meta Platforms, Inc $225,368 24
AIRBNB, INC. $164,159 22
ZipHQ, Inc. $190,789 19
Section 2

Software Engineer in Other Cities

Mountain View, CA
$190,695
2,450 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$187,592
2,059 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$203,875
1,891 filings
New York, NY
$179,935
1,757 filings
Seattle, WA
$172,297
1,082 filings
Bellevue, WA
$187,207
1,047 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$178,759
673 filings
Irving, TX
$104,325
651 filings

Other Roles in San Francisco

Senior Software Engineer ($196,055) Staff Software Engineer ($227,468) Software Engineering SMTS ($215,563) Member Of Technical Staff ($259,424) Product Manager ($182,214) Software Engineering Lmts ($248,142) Postdoctoral Scholar ($76,998) Data Scientist ($169,348)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.