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Senior Software Engineer at Coursera

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Coursera pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?

$171k Coursera has filed 48 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $171k. Most of those filings fall between $164k and $184k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
48
Median base salary
$171k
Middle 50%
$164k to $184k

Filings and pay by year

Senior Software Engineer at Coursera, by fiscal year

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Coursera Senior Software Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$206k
FY20251$192k
FY20242$217k
FY20235$193k
FY20222$175k
FY202110$171k
FY20208$165k
FY20198$170k
FY20187$165k
FY20173$170k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Mountain View, CA42$171k
Santa Clara, CA2$190k
Cupertino, CA1$188k
Houston, TX1$160k
San Francisco, CA1$172k
Sunnyvale, CA1$192k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II2$178k
Level III12$158k
Level IV31$171k

Other roles Coursera sponsors

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