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Software Engineer I in San Francisco, CA

Job title · San Francisco, California

Job title as filed
Software Engineer I
City
San Francisco, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
102
Median offered wage
$133,785
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$133,785certified 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 "Software Engineer I" and a worksite in San Francisco.

Applications by fiscal year

1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202331
FY202418
FY202520
FY2026*12
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
26
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. Pinterest, Inc.22
  2. Twitter, Inc.14
  3. Uber Technologies, Inc.11
  4. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC10
  5. Salesforce, Inc.5
  6. Nisum Technologies Inc.5
  7. Puzzle Financial Inc.4
  8. Affirm, Inc.3
  9. Amplitude, Inc.3
  10. Stryder Corporation3
  11. Samsara Inc.2
  12. Coalition, Inc.2
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 $133,785; middle half $130,250 to $141,378 · median prevailing wage $130,250 (marker) · 101 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I40
  2. Level II39
  3. Level III2
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 "Software Engineer I" appears on 1,946 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 402 employers for worksites in 321 cities; the median offered wage is $110,000, so the median in San Francisco is 21.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,946
Employers nationwide
402
Cities with filings
321
National median offered wage
$110,000
Share of national filings in San Francisco
5.2%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer I
  1. Seattle, WA120
  2. Boston, MA105
  3. San Francisco, CA102
  4. Plano, TX95
  5. San Diego, CA93
  6. San Antonio, TX92
  7. New York City, NY62
  8. Bellevue, WA42
  9. Tampa, FL42
  10. Raleigh, NC39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Francisco job market

San Francisco has 62,593 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 16,467 job titles and 6,403 employers; "Software Engineer I" ranks #53 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Francisco, all job titles
62,593
Job titles filed
16,467
Rank of Software Engineer I in San Francisco
53
Median offered wage in San Francisco, all job titles
$167,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Francisco
  1. Software Engineer5,831
  2. Senior Software Engineer2,179
  3. Associate727
  4. Staff Software Engineer723
  5. Software Engineering Smts719
  6. Data Scientist702
  7. Product Manager678
  8. Postdoctoral Scholar642
  9. Engineering Manager520
  10. Member of Technical Staff517
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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