Software Engineer at DoorDash
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does DoorDash pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$180k DoorDash has filed 1,506 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 $180k. Most of those filings fall between $154k and $204k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,506
Median base salary
$180k
Middle 50%
$154k to $204k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at DoorDash, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 186 | $164k |
| FY2025 | 269 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 230 | $176k |
| FY2023 | 183 | $180k |
| FY2022 | 317 | $195k |
| FY2021 | 164 | $194k |
| FY2020 | 62 | $185k |
| FY2019 | 44 | $170k |
| FY2018 | 31 | $165k |
| FY2017 | 20 | $125k |
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 | 662 | $181k |
| Seattle, WA | 384 | $182k |
| New York, NY | 147 | $169k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 131 | $176k |
| Mountain View, CA | 60 | $200k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 23 | $177k |
| New York City, NY | 13 | $175k |
| Austin, TX | 7 | $165k |
| Bothell, WA | 4 | $185k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4 | $181k |
| Redmond, WA | 4 | $193k |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $180k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 223 | $146k |
| Level II | 239 | $154k |
| Level III | 188 | $174k |
| Level IV | 761 | $200k |
Other roles DoorDash sponsors
Engineering Manager 130Data Scientist, Analytics 89Product Manager 74Software Engineer, Backend 63Data Scientist 60Machine Learning Engineer 49Software Engineer - Data 33Senior Data Scientist, Analytics 29Senior Data Scientist 27Technical Program Manager 25Senior Product Designer 23Product Designer 21