Software Engineer at Palantir
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Palantir pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$155k Palantir has filed 127 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 $155k. Most of those filings fall between $145k and $173k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
127
Median base salary
$155k
Middle 50%
$145k to $173k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Palantir, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 59 | $163k |
| FY2025 | 14 | $145k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $170k |
| FY2020 | 4 | $178k |
| FY2019 | 14 | $158k |
| FY2018 | 15 | $145k |
| FY2017 | 16 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 61 | $155k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 43 | $155k |
| Seattle, WA | 11 | $180k |
| Washington, DC | 7 | $145k |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $73k |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $145k |
| Evanston, IL | 1 | $65k |
| New York City, NY | 1 | $180k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 36 | $155k |
| Level II | 48 | $155k |
| Level III | 19 | $154k |
| Level IV | 17 | $166k |