MTS 1, Software Engineer at PayPal
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does PayPal pay a MTS 1, Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$162k PayPal has filed 1,110 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of MTS 1, Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $162k. Most of those filings fall between $150k and $177k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,110
Median base salary
$162k
Middle 50%
$150k to $177k
Filings and pay by year
MTS 1, Software Engineer at PayPal, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $205k |
| FY2025 | 116 | $185k |
| FY2024 | 120 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 112 | $174k |
| FY2022 | 104 | $165k |
| FY2021 | 128 | $162k |
| FY2020 | 158 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 139 | $158k |
| FY2018 | 125 | $155k |
| FY2017 | 107 | $154k |
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 Jose, CA | 766 | $169k |
| Austin, TX | 132 | $147k |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 55 | $131k |
| Timonium, MD | 28 | $140k |
| San Francisco, CA | 16 | $160k |
| Chicago, IL | 15 | $158k |
| Washington, DC | 12 | $157k |
| New York, NY | 11 | $182k |
| La Vista, NE | 11 | $108k |
| Newton, MA | 8 | $135k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $146k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $168k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $163k |
| Level II | 10 | $153k |
| Level III | 146 | $160k |
| Level IV | 558 | $161k |
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