Software Engineer at Airbnb
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Airbnb pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$179k Airbnb has filed 1,134 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $179k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $196k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,134
Median base salary
$179k
Middle 50%
$153k to $196k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Airbnb, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 59 | $196k |
| FY2025 | 31 | $157k |
| FY2024 | 20 | $153k |
| FY2023 | 47 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 77 | $179k |
| FY2021 | 129 | $195k |
| FY2020 | 167 | $186k |
| FY2019 | 275 | $185k |
| FY2018 | 166 | $160k |
| FY2017 | 163 | $155k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 873 | $176k |
| Seattle, WA | 194 | $180k |
| New York, NY | 17 | $162k |
| San Jose, CA | 10 | $193k |
| Portland, OR | 7 | $125k |
| San Francsico, CA | 5 | $184k |
| Culver City, CA | 3 | $165k |
| Redmond, WA | 3 | $150k |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $195k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $178k |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $185k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $156k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 29 | $153k |
| Level II | 209 | $135k |
| Level III | 556 | $180k |
| Level IV | 291 | $205k |