Occupation · SOC 15-1252 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA wage area
Software Developers H-1B salary in South San Francisco, CA
Level IV starts at $221,187. The median offer, $161,637, is Level I.
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$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
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median $162k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 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).
101certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$161,637median offer, Level I
$157k to $188kmiddle half of offers
26new-employment LCAs, too few for shares
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 landsLevel I
$137,0931 entryLevel II
$165,1312 entriesLevel III
$193,1493 entriesLevel IV
$221,1874 entriesWhere does your salary land?
same job and wage areaExample · the median offer here
Level I · 1 entry
IIIIIIIV $137k$165k$193k$221k
Median · $161,637
$3,494 more reaches Level II (2 entries). Enter your salary to place it.
Employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets| Employer | LCAs | Median offer | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe, Inc. | 43 | $161,637 | |
| Zipline International Inc. | 13 | $187,574 | |
| Genentech, Inc. | 8 | $168,321 | |
| Enterprise Minds, INC | 3 | $161,637 | |
| Saama Technologies, LLC | 3 | $120,000 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 3 | $161,637 | |
| All other employers | 28 | – |
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