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Senior Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA

Job title · San Mateo, California

Job title as filed
Senior Software Engineer
City
San Mateo, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
555
Median offered wage
$215,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$215,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Senior Software Engineer" and a worksite in San Mateo.

Applications by fiscal year

77153FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
77153FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022115
FY2023115
FY202494
FY2025153
FY2026*78
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
72
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Roblox Corporation241
  2. Snowflake Inc.130
  3. Guidewire Software, Inc.27
  4. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC15
  5. Ixl Learning, Inc.11
  6. Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC7
  7. Coupa Software, Inc.7
  8. SnapLogic, Inc.6
  9. Narvar, Inc.6
  10. Warp Drive, Inc.6
  11. Upstart Network, Inc.5
  12. Rakuten USA, Inc.5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $215,000; middle half $181,272 to $250,000 · median prevailing wage $180,960 (marker) · 551 applications.

$140k$175k$210k$245k$280k
$140k$175k$210k$245k$280k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II80
  3. Level III183
  4. Level IV269
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Senior Software Engineer" appears on 39,714 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 5,607 employers for worksites in 1,704 cities; the median offered wage is $140,920, so the median in San Mateo is 52.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
39,714
Employers nationwide
5,607
Cities with filings
1,704
National median offered wage
$140,920
Share of national filings in San Mateo
1.4%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Software Engineer
  1. San Francisco, CA2,179
  2. New York City, NY1,919
  3. Sunnyvale, CA1,559
  4. Bentonville, AR1,175
  5. Charlotte, NC1,103
  6. San Jose, CA972
  7. Mountain View, CA942
  8. Seattle, WA910
  9. Irving, TX879
  10. Austin, TX858
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Mateo job market

San Mateo has 5,842 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 2,275 job titles and 942 employers; "Senior Software Engineer" ranks #2 by applications, with 9.5% of them.

Applications in San Mateo, all job titles
5,842
Job titles filed
2,275
Rank of Senior Software Engineer in San Mateo
2
Median offered wage in San Mateo, all job titles
$167,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Mateo
  1. Software Engineer644
  2. Principal Software Engineer67
  3. Senior Product Manager63
  4. Data Scientist62
  5. Senior Data Scientist58
  6. Staff Software Engineer53
  7. Product Manager49
  8. Senior Machine Learning Engineer47
  9. Consultant40
  10. Data Engineer40
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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