Senior Software Engineer at Instacart
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Instacart pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$190k Instacart has filed 226 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 $190k. Most of those filings fall between $174k and $200k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
226
Median base salary
$190k
Middle 50%
$174k to $200k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at Instacart, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 30 | $223k |
| FY2025 | 14 | $200k |
| FY2024 | 46 | $190k |
| FY2023 | 26 | $195k |
| FY2022 | 35 | $180k |
| FY2021 | 42 | $180k |
| FY2020 | 13 | $170k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $150k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $140k |
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 | 106 | $180k |
| Seattle, WA | 12 | $188k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 8 | $205k |
| Fremont, CA | 7 | $215k |
| New York, NY | 7 | $190k |
| Redmond, WA | 7 | $185k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 6 | $215k |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $190k |
| Bothell, WA | 5 | $210k |
| Milpitas, CA | 4 | $200k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $208k |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $223k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 20 | $190k |
| Level III | 39 | $190k |
| Level IV | 163 | $185k |
Other roles Instacart sponsors
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