Software Engineer 3 at PayPal
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does PayPal pay a Software Engineer 3 on an H-1B?
$141k PayPal has filed 1,483 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer 3 with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $141k. Most of those filings fall between $130k and $154k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,483
Median base salary
$141k
Middle 50%
$130k to $154k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer 3 at PayPal, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $158k |
| FY2025 | 156 | $158k |
| FY2024 | 143 | $147k |
| FY2023 | 149 | $151k |
| FY2022 | 174 | $145k |
| FY2021 | 204 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 176 | $142k |
| FY2019 | 152 | $140k |
| FY2018 | 181 | $135k |
| FY2017 | 142 | $132k |
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 | 976 | $145k |
| Austin, TX | 162 | $128k |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 75 | $115k |
| Timonium, MD | 32 | $120k |
| San Francisco, CA | 31 | $144k |
| New York, NY | 27 | $143k |
| Chicago, IL | 24 | $137k |
| La Vista, NE | 24 | $98k |
| Omaha, NE | 13 | $107k |
| Newton, MA | 9 | $113k |
| Washington, DC | 8 | $137k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $158k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 93 | $138k |
| Level III | 797 | $140k |
| Level IV | 24 | $156k |
Other roles PayPal sponsors
MTS 1, Software Engineer 1,096Software Engineer 2 1,024Software Engineer 451MTS 2, Software Engineer 439Sr Software Engineer 294Manager, Software Development 2 168Senior Software Engineer 161Data Scientist 1 143Staff Software Engineer 130Data Scientist 2 112Data Scientist 111Product Manager 3 - Technical 84