Senior Software Engineer at Cruise
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Cruise pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$174k Cruise has filed 144 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 $174k. Most of those filings fall between $161k and $193k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
144
Median base salary
$174k
Middle 50%
$161k to $193k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at Cruise, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 3 | $235k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $176k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $190k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $167k |
| FY2022 | 12 | $177k |
| FY2021 | 25 | $178k |
| FY2020 | 23 | $177k |
| FY2019 | 31 | $176k |
| FY2018 | 21 | $145k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $175k |
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 | 128 | $171k |
| Bellevue, WA | 9 | $176k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $213k |
| Chino Hills, CA | 1 | $166k |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $171k |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $239k |
| Issaquah, WA | 1 | $208k |
| Sammamish, WA | 1 | $190k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 13 | $156k |
| Level III | 76 | $170k |
| Level IV | 42 | $195k |
Other roles Cruise sponsors
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