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Software Developers H-1B salary in Palo Alto, CA

Level IV starts at $255,653. The median offer, $200,000, is Level II.

$100k to $110k: 2 LCAs$110k to $120k: 2 LCAs$120k to $130k: 9 LCAs$130k to $140k: 20 LCAs$140k to $150k: 80 LCAs$150k to $160k: 116 LCAs$160k to $170k: 70 LCAs$170k to $180k: 107 LCAs$180k to $190k: 181 LCAs$190k to $200k: 81 LCAs$200k to $210k: 122 LCAs$210k to $220k: 65 LCAs$220k to $230k: 143 LCAs$230k to $240k: 64 LCAs$240k to $250k: 44 LCAs$250k to $260k: 41 LCAs$260k to $270k: 70 LCAs$270k to $280k: 13 LCAs$280k to $290k: 19 LCAs$290k to $300k: 13 LCAs$300k+: 86 LCAs $100k to $110k: 2 LCAs$110k to $120k: 2 LCAs$120k to $130k: 9 LCAs$130k to $140k: 20 LCAs$140k to $150k: 80 LCAs$150k to $160k: 116 LCAs$160k to $170k: 70 LCAs$170k to $180k: 107 LCAs$180k to $190k: 181 LCAs$190k to $200k: 81 LCAs$200k to $210k: 122 LCAs$210k to $220k: 65 LCAs$220k to $230k: 143 LCAs$230k to $240k: 64 LCAs$240k to $250k: 44 LCAs$250k to $260k: 41 LCAs$260k to $270k: 70 LCAs$270k to $280k: 13 LCAs$280k to $290k: 19 LCAs$290k to $300k: 13 LCAs$300k+: 86 LCAs
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$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 10 LCAs
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
1,350certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$200,000median offer, Level II
$174k to $230kmiddle half of offers
18%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

The four wage levels here

annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer lands
Level I
$152,79722.8% of new-employment offers
Level II
$187,07528.5% of new-employment offers
Level III
$221,37413.2% of new-employment offers
Level IV
$255,65318.3% of new-employment offers

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Example · the median offer here

Level II · 2 entries

$21,374 more reaches Level III (3 entries). Enter your salary to place it.

Lottery entries for this job here

355 new-employment LCAs
Palo Alto, CA 17%23%29%13%18% 355
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets
#EmployerLCAsMedian offerEntries
1Tesla, Inc.211$220,500
2Amazon.com Services LLC106$189,042
3Snap INC.81$202,346
4Rubrik, Inc.71$190,000
5JPMorgan Chase & Co.68$194,622
6VMware, Inc.53$217,500
7Rivian Automotive, LLC46$217,500
8Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC44$196,485
9Pinterest, Inc.41$226,138
10Salesforce, Inc.41$246,400
11SAP Labs, LLC37$164,153
12Tinder LLC32$188,870
13Ariba, Inc.26$172,309
14X.ai LLC20$272,257
15A9.com INC12$178,050
16MongoDB, Inc.12$226,138
17Navan, Inc.12$200,000
18Ford Motor Company10$185,135
19Qualified Health PBC10$174,000
20Cicero Technologies, Inc.9$187,741
All other employers408–

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