Software Engineer (3) at Snap
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Snap pay a Software Engineer (3) on an H-1B?
$115k Snap has filed 314 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 $115k. Most of those filings fall between $99k and $132k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
314
Median base salary
$115k
Middle 50%
$99k to $132k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer (3) at Snap, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $130k |
| FY2025 | 22 | $135k |
| FY2024 | 18 | $129k |
| FY2023 | 18 | $103k |
| FY2022 | 41 | $95k |
| FY2021 | 50 | $80k |
| FY2020 | 60 | $133k |
| FY2019 | 51 | $118k |
| FY2018 | 25 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 23 | $111k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica, CA | 87 | $111k |
| Seattle, WA | 73 | $132k |
| New York, NY | 31 | $109k |
| Mountain View, CA | 31 | $132k |
| San Francisco, CA | 28 | $129k |
| Venice, CA | 25 | $110k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 10 | $135k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $115k |
| Bellevue, WA | 4 | $137k |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $126k |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $132k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $139k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 94 | $80k |
| Level II | 43 | $127k |
| Level III | 150 | $123k |
| Level IV | 1 | $154k |
Other roles Snap sponsors
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