Visa Wage Index

Software Developers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 4,095 applications covering 10,050 positions for this role here, at a median of $205,000 a year. 2,821 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Software Developers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$135,699
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$161,637
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$187,574
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$213,512

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Meta Platforms, Inc Level IV 398446 $242,088
Meta Platforms, Inc Level I 331355 $186,200
Salesforce, Inc. Level III 173211 $229,000
Meta Platforms, Inc Level II 165261 $202,000
Salesforce, Inc. Level II 133152 $190,000
Google LLC Level II 127226 $200,000
Salesforce, Inc. Level IV 106125 $269,509
Meta Platforms, Inc Level III 105153 $227,339
Amazon.com Services LLC Level II 70250 $188,587
Snowflake Inc. Level II 59347 $161,637
Tesla, Inc. Level II 5858 $182,077
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Level I 5665 $148,400
Zoox, Inc. Level IV 53195 $213,512
Roblox Corporation Level IV 5151 $289,460
Anthropic, PBC Level III 48268 $187,574
Anthropic, PBC Level IV 4444 $213,512
Workday, Inc. Level II 4242 $172,800
Airbnb, Inc. Level III 4040 $196,000
Google LLC Level IV 4040 $241,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Level II 3975 $190,800
Amazon.com Services LLC Level I 3764 $148,400
Docusign, Inc. Level IV 3535 $213,512
Snowflake Inc. Level I 35323 $160,000
Tesla, Inc. Level III 3535 $201,606
Airbnb, Inc. Level II 3333 $191,000
Snowflake Inc. Level IV 33321 $213,512
Roblox Corporation Level III 3131 $243,290
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Level II 29174 $295,000
Google LLC Level III 28127 $226,775
Roblox Corporation Level II 2828 $227,370
Zoox, Inc. Level II 28123 $162,000
Pinterest, Inc. Level II 2795 $187,741
Zoox, Inc. Level III 2765 $187,574
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level II 2469 $175,100
Uber Technologies, Inc. Level IV 2424 $247,800
Lucid USA, Inc. Level IV 2323 $213,512
Oracle America, Inc. Level IV 22415 $213,512
Resolve AI, Inc. Level III 2222 $213,512
Microsoft Corporation Level III 2121 $212,777
Nisum Technologies Inc. Level I 2121 $143,596
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Level III 21204 $255,000
Anthropic, PBC Level II 2020 $213,512
Stripe, LLC Level I 2020 $156,800
Tesla, Inc. Level IV 2020 $233,245
People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling Level IV 1919 $265,000
Social Finance, LLC Level II 1938 $200,000
Amazon.com Services LLC Level III 1863 $220,750
Box, Inc. Level II 1818 $187,741
Resolve AI, Inc. Level IV 1717 $215,000
Snowflake Inc. Level III 17384 $200,000
Together Computer, Inc. Level IV 1717 $213,512
DoorDash, Inc. Level I 1616 $153,600
Robinhood Markets, Inc. Level II 1616 $187,741
Microsoft Corporation Level II 1515 $175,000
ZipHQ, Inc. Level IV 1515 $220,000
Adobe Inc. Level II 1313 $186,802
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. Level IV 1313 $280,000
Databricks, Inc. Level II 13409 $187,741
DoorDash, Inc. Level II 1313 $187,741
Pinterest, Inc. Level III 1313 $226,138
Robinhood Markets, Inc. Level IV 1313 $213,600
Roblox Corporation Level I 1313 $196,750
Uber Technologies, Inc. Level II 1313 $183,500
Uber Technologies, Inc. Level III 1313 $199,200
Veeva Systems Inc. Level I 1313 $137,500
Apple Inc. Level IV 1212 $213,512
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level III 12291 $187,574
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level IV 12166 $213,512
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. Level III 1212 $228,700
Lyft, Inc. Level II 1212 $170,500
Salesforce, Inc. Level I 1212 $147,524
Superhuman Platform Inc. Level IV 1212 $213,512
Workday, Inc. Level IV 1212 $213,512
Amazon.com Services LLC Level IV 1120 $238,770
Autodesk, Inc. Level IV 1111 $213,512
Docusign, Inc. Level III 1111 $187,574
Scale AI, Inc. Level II 1111 $215,000
Scale AI, Inc. Level III 1111 $215,000
Tesla, Inc. Level I 1111 $150,000
Verkada, Inc Level I 1114 $150,000
Airbnb, Inc. Level IV 1010 $214,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Level IV 1028 $241,150
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level IV 1019 $222,475
Asana, Inc. Level II 1010 $171,000
Atlassian US, Inc. Level III 1010 $230,000
Bloomberg L.P. Level III 1010 $187,574
Chime Financial, Inc. Level II 1010 $172,500
Chime Financial, Inc. Level IV 1010 $225,000
Credit Karma, LLC Level IV 1010 $270,957
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. Level II 1010 $182,500
Fireworks.ai, Inc. Level III 1010 $245,000
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. Level III 1048 $207,500
Resolve AI, Inc. Level II 1010 $187,575
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level I 936 $148,400
Cartesia AI, Inc. Level IV 99 $310,000
Databricks, Inc. Level IV 9405 $264,514
Deloitte Consulting LLP Level II 921 $161,637
DoorDash, Inc. Level IV 99 $213,512
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Level III 99 $218,406
Maplebear Inc. Level IV 99 $240,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.