Software Engineer at Chime
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Chime pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$170k Chime has filed 62 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $170k. Most of those filings fall between $162k and $181k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
62
Median base salary
$170k
Middle 50%
$162k to $181k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Chime, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 18 | $170k |
| FY2025 | 17 | $170k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $165k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $173k |
| FY2021 | 6 | $189k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $195k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $138k |
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 | 53 | $170k |
| Oxford, MS | 3 | $125k |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $140k |
| Sammamish, WA | 2 | $178k |
| Elk Grove, CA | 1 | $187k |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $170k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 43 | $170k |
| Level III | 16 | $184k |
| Level IV | 2 | $156k |