Sr Software Engineer at LinkedIn
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does LinkedIn pay a Sr Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$157k LinkedIn has filed 1,727 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $157k. Most of those filings fall between $146k and $159k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,727
Median base salary
$157k
Middle 50%
$146k to $159k
Filings and pay by year
Sr Software Engineer at LinkedIn, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 144 | $183k |
| FY2025 | 193 | $154k |
| FY2024 | 290 | $157k |
| FY2023 | 172 | $161k |
| FY2022 | 368 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 245 | $146k |
| FY2020 | 204 | $132k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $132k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $133k |
| FY2017 | 77 | $133k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,136 | $157k |
| Mountain View, CA | 184 | $146k |
| San Francisco, CA | 126 | $145k |
| New York, NY | 105 | $143k |
| Bellevue, WA | 56 | $156k |
| Seattle, WA | 11 | $148k |
| Omaha, NE | 8 | $113k |
| Issaquah, WA | 7 | $155k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 7 | $152k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $126k |
| Carpinteria, CA | 5 | $135k |
| Chicago, IL | 5 | $138k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 42 | $125k |
| Level III | 1,136 | $152k |
| Level IV | 37 | $155k |
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