Across all certified H-1B filings with a San Francisco, CA worksite, the median offered wage is $161,504 (25th–75th percentile $129,000–$195,000), based on 37,139 certified LCA filings (FY2021–FY2024).
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 14,621 | $175,700 |
| Data Engineer | 566 | $167,710 |
| Data Scientist | 1,751 | $163,500 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 661 | $187,000 |
| Product Manager | 1,337 | $174,191 |
| DevOps Engineer | 219 | $170,000 |
Offered wages as certified on the LCA. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2021–FY2024.
| Employer | Filings | Median Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. | 2,154 | $198,228 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 1,265 | $132,500 |
| Google LLC | 1,230 | $172,000 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 881 | $80,600 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 847 | $169,100 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 831 | $171,000 |
Ranked by certified filing volume, FY2021–FY2024. Median is the employer's own median offered wage for this worksite.
Every certified LCA records a DOL prevailing wage level from I to IV, reflecting the experience and complexity of the role as certified with the Department of Labor. The counts below are real filing counts for San Francisco, not estimated wages per level. DOL wage levels are unrelated to an employer's internal engineering levels.
| DOL Wage Level | Certified Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 3,881 | 11.2% |
| Level II | 12,099 | 34.8% |
| Level III | 10,360 | 29.8% |
| Level IV | 8,425 | 24.2% |
Based on 34,765 filings with a recorded wage level, FY2021–FY2024.
Figures on this page are computed directly from certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) in US Department of Labor disclosure data, 37,139 certified filings with a San Francisco, CA worksite (FY2021–FY2024). Wages shown are offered wages as certified on the LCA, not DOL prevailing-wage floors. Percentiles are computed across individual filings; no figures are modeled or estimated.